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''Euaresta'' is a genus of flies in the family Tephritidae that live in plants of the closely related genera ''Ambrosia'', ''Xanthium'' and ''Dicoria'', and feed on their flowers and seeds. The fifteen species of ''Euaresta'' are endemic to the Americas, eight being native to North America and seven to South America. Only one specimen has been collected in Central America (''E. toba'' in El Salvador), and one or two species occur in the Antilles.〔 ''Euaresta bullans'' has been introduced, perhaps accidentally, from South America to California and Arizona, southern Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and Australia, where it attacks spiny cocklebur (''Xanthium spinosum''). ''E. aequalis'' has been introduced to Fiji and Australia, to act as a biological control agent of common cocklebur (''Xanthium strumarium''). ''E. bella'' was released in Europe to control ragweed (''Ambrosia artemisiifolia''), but did not become established there.〔 ==Species== Fifteen species are recognised in the genus ''Euaresta'':〔 ;North America *''Euaresta aequalis'' *''Euaresta bella'' *''Euaresta bellula'' *''Euaresta festiva'' *''Euaresta jonesi'' *''Euaresta stelligera'' *''Euaresta stigmatica'' *''Euaresta tapetis'' ;South America *''Euaresta bullans'' *''Euaresta meridionalis'' *''Euaresta philodema'' *''Euaresta regularis'' *''Euaresta reticulata'' *''Euaresta toba'' *''Euaresta versicolor'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Euaresta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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