Tephritis bardanae
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Tephritis bardanae (Schrank, 1803)
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Tephritis bardanae is a picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae, which are variously known as fruit-flies (North America) or gall flies (Britain and Ireland).
The larvae feed in the flower-heads (capitula) of species of Arctium (burdocks), causing galls to form.[2]
The larvae pupates in autumn, forming a black puparium.[2]
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References
- ^ "Tephritis bardanae (Schrank, 1803)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b Margaret Redfern; Peter Shirley; Michael Bloxham (2011). British Plant Galls (2 ed.). Field Studies Council. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
Bibliography
- Merz, Bernhard (1994). Diptera Tephritidae. Fauna Helvetica. Vol. 10. Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft. p. 198.
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