''Trupanea modesta'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''
Trupanea
''Trupanea'' is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Recent changes in nomenclature
''Tephritis kukunoria'' Hendel, 1927 transferred to the genus ''Trupanea'' as the elder synonym of ''Trupanea pterostigma'' Wang, 199 ...
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Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus ''Drosophila
''Drosophila'' () is a ge ...
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Distribution
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
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References
Tephritinae
Insects described in 1854
Diptera of South America
Endemic fauna of Chile
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