Orellia
Orellia | |
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Orellia falcata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Section: | Schizophora |
Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
Superfamily: | Tephritoidea |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Genus: | Orellia |
Orellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3]
Orellia ruficauda feeds on creeping thistle and has been reported to be the most effective biological control agent for that plant.[4] Its larvae parasitize the seed heads, feeding solely upon fertile seed heads.[5]
Species
- Orellia falcata (Scopoli, 1763) [6]
- Orellia scorzonerae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
- Orellia stictica (Gmelin, 1790)
- Orellia tragopogonis Korneyev, 2003[7]
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
- ↑
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
- ↑ Moore 1975, Maw 1976
- ↑ Lalonde
- ↑ Essex Field Club
- ↑ Catalogue of life
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