Trephritidae (Noun)
Meaning
Fruit flies; some leaf miners.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family of Trephritidae includes various species of fruit flies and some leaf miners that infest plants.
- Some species within Trephritidae primarily feed on figs, while others target specific types of fruit.
- Leaf-mining species of Trephritidae are known to infest leaves of succulent plants, such as aloe and agave species.
- Entomologists have identified key characteristics differentiating the Trephritidae family from other fruit fly families.
- The existence of certain plant species can be threatened by species within the Trephritidae family that feed on them exclusively.