Tephritidae (Fruit Flies) — Wallace's Line

Species in this group

Aciurina bigeloviae

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Eurosta solidaginis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oxyaciura tibialis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Carpomya schineri

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ceratitis capitata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Neotephritis finalis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Ornithoschema queenslandense

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sphaeniscus sexmaculatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Xyphosia miliaria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Oedaspis goodenia

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Euarestoides acutangulus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Anomoia purmunda

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Urophora cardui

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Campiglossa picciola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~30%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Fruit Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~40%
	Cotton-Gall Tephritid			~40%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	3 of 14	~20%
	Oxyaciura tibialis			~10%
	Carpomya schineri			~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
3	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~20%
	Cotton-Gall Tephritid			~20%
4	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
5	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 14	~10%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
6	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			~10%
7	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	~10%
	Ornithoschema queenslandense			~10%
8	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~10%
	Sixspot Fruitfly			~10%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
10	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	~10%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			~10%
11	Great Otway National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Oedaspis goodenia			<5%
12	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Euarestoides acutangulus			<5%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Mendoza	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 14	~20%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~20%
2	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 14	~20%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			~10%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
3	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 14	~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			~10%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
4	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			~10%
5	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Cotton-Gall Tephritid			~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			~10%
6	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
7	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	3 of 14	~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			~10%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
8	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
9	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 14	~10%
	Oxyaciura tibialis			~10%
10	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
11	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
12	Valencia	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
13	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
14	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
15	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
16	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Euarestoides acutangulus			<5%
17	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
18	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			~10%
19	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
20	Santiago	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
21	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
22	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
23	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 14	~10%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
24	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
25	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 14	~10%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			~10%
26	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 14	~10%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			~10%
27	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 14	~10%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
	Campiglossa picciola			<5%
28	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 14	~10%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
29	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 14	~10%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			~10%
30	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
31	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 14	<5%
	Mottled Thistle Fly			<5%
32	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
33	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
34	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 14	<5%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
35	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 14	<5%
	Spectacled Berry Fly			<5%
36	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
37	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%
38	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
39	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
40	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
41	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
42	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
43	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
44	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 14	<5%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
45	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Sunflower Seed Maggot			<5%
46	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	Mediterranean Fruit Fly			<5%
47	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	<5%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
48	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 14	<5%
	Goldenrod Gall Fly			<5%
49	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 14	<5%
	Thistle Stem Gall Fly			<5%

Fruit Flies

Species in this group

Cotton-Gall Tephritid

Goldenrod Gall Fly

Oxyaciura tibialis

Carpomya schineri

Mediterranean Fruit Fly

Sunflower Seed Maggot

Ornithoschema queenslandense

Sixspot Fruitfly

Mottled Thistle Fly

Oedaspis goodenia

Euarestoides acutangulus

Spectacled Berry Fly

Thistle Stem Gall Fly

Campiglossa picciola

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Fruit Flies

Parks Ranked

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