Tephritis formosa

Tephritis formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Tephritis
Species: T. formosa
Binomial name
Tephritis formosa
(Loew, 1844)
Range of Tephritis formosa in Europe
Synonyms
  • Trypeta formosa Loew, 1844

Tephritis formosa is a European species of tephritid fly also known by the common name Gall Fly (a huge number of other flies also use this common name). Adults females are about 5-6mm in length with wings of about 4-5mm, males are slightly smaller being about 4-5mm in length with wings of about 4-4.5mm. The host plants for the larva are Hawksbeard, Cat's ear [1]and Sow-thistle flower heads, causing galls to form.[2]

Global distribution

Tephritis formosa is found in most countries across Europe. Outside of Europe, it can also be found in the Near East region. [3]

References

  1. ^ Kutuk, M (2005). "The Fauna and Systematics of the Genus Tephritis Latreille, 1804 (Diptera: Tephritidae) with a Key to the Species of Tephritis in Turkey" (in English). Turkish Journal of Zoology (Ankara, Turkey: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) 30: 345–356pp. ISSN 1303-6114 ISSN 1303-6114. 
  2. ^ White, I.M. (1984). Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidea).. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 10 pt 5a. Royal Entomological Society of London. pp. 134 pp. ISSN 546 68 2 0901 546 68 2. 
  3. ^ "Tephritis formosa (Meigen 1830)". Fauna Europaea version 2.2. October 5, 2010. http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=62488. Retrieved October 5, 2010. 

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