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