Suillia tuberiperda

Suillia tuberiperda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Suborder: Brachycera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Subfamily: Suilliinae
Tribe: Suilliini
Genus: Suillia
Species: S. tuberiperda
Binomial name
Suillia tuberiperda
(Róndani, 1867)
Synonyms

The truffle fly, Suillia tuberiperda, is a European species of heleomyzidae.[1]

Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.[2]

References

  1. "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.