



TRY PET A. Boring Fiy. 



Small flies, with black and white wings, whose laivie live in the stems or in the fruits of plants. 



1. T. comma. }.{ in. ; reddish ; yellow hairv : wing blackish with a clear tri- 



angular spot enclosing a black comma. 



2. /'. sparxci. '4 in. : chest and body grav : wing black. 



3. T. ciitta. /4 in. ; vellow, with yellow wings, clear at edge, and black eye- 



spots. 



4. T. ((ainptoncnra) pictti. ' 4 in.; chest chestnut, with a black stripe: wing 



blackish blown, with two white drops and three scallops on the edge. 



5. T. laiigipcniiis. '/ in. ; yellow, with four black dots near joint of body and chest; wing 



brownish, yellow banded ; wing longer than body. 



6. T. fratria. ^\\\.\ dark vellow : wings, with brownish wavy bands: wing as long as body. 



7. /'. sna-.-is. ,',; in. ; pale yellow ; wing transparent, with black bands. 



S. T. polita. '4' in. ; deep black ; head and legs yellow : wing whitish transparent with brown 



bands. 

 9. 7'. i-otinuiipciini.t. l\ in. ; brown ; wing black, with white dots. 



10. T. solidagi>iis. V 4 in.; reddish brown; head and legs yellow: wing marked with red: 



larva.' forms rounded bulbs in the sterns of the golden md. 



11. T. scriata. '4 in.; entirely yellow ; wing with black edges and dots. 



12. T. fx-f/a. ', in.; gravish ; legs and body yellow; wing black, with transparent spots. 



Found on Ambrosia. 



13. T. astcris. , :l r; in. ; vellowish brown: legs pale ; wing with three irregular bum n bands. 



Produces swellings on asters. 



14. T. pomonclla. ^ in. ; head brown ; chest black with two gray stripes ; end of chest u bite : 



body grayish black. An apple worm. 



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