Cecidochares connexa is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae. It is used for biocontrol of the invasive shrub Chromolaena odorata.Cruz, Z.T., Muniappan, R., Reddy, G.V.P. (2007). Establishment of Cecidochares connexa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Guam and Its Effect on the Growth of Chromolaena odorata (Asteraceae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 845-850.
Distribution Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil.
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