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Species of fly

Terellia tussilaginis
Terellia tussilaginis, female with ovipositor
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Terelliini
Genus: Terellia
Species: T. tussilaginis
Binomial name
Terellia tussilaginis
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms

Terellia tussilaginis, the gall fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in European Russia and in the East Palearctic ecozone.

Habitat

These flies inhabit meadows, gardens and where the host plants grow.

Description

Mating couple

Terellia tussilaginis can reach a body length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). These fruit flies have a pale green yellow body with distinctive brown banding on its wings. The costal cell is completely hyaline. Katepisternum shows reddish spots. The anterior half of mesonotum is reddish to brown. Tergite 4 is usually black.

Biology

Adults can be seen from June to August. The larvae live in the flowerheads of Arctium lappa, Arctium minus, Arctium tomentosum and Cirsium vulgare, feeding on them and causing galls to form.

References

  1. ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae : Kortii. pp.  + 832. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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Taxon identifiers
Terellia tussilaginis


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