Tephritis is a genus of flies. It contains around 170 described species, making it the sixth largest genus in the family Tephritidae. Many more undescribed species are known from specimen collections. Tephritis occur throughout much of the world, but most are Palearctic. They can be found in a wide range of climate types, from hot semidesert to tundra. Most species inhabit the inflorescences of plants from several tribes in the family Asteraceae, and a few species cause galls to form.
Xyphosia miliaria is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis bardanae is a picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae, which are variously known as fruit-flies or gall flies.
Tephritis arnicae is a species of picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae, which are variously known as fruit-flies or gall flies.
Campiglossa loewiana is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. The species is found in the Palearctic. The body is black brown; the upper part of pleuras and the midline of the scutellum dirty yellow. Femora 1 and III more or less browned.Oviscapte is a shiny black.Long. : 3-4 mm. The larvae feed in flower heads of Solidago virgaurea and Aster amellus.
Tephritis leontodontis is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Scorzoneroides autumnalis.
Tephritis vespertina is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae. The larvae feed on Picris echioides.
Terellia ruficauda is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Cirsium arvense.
Ensina sonchi is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic . The head is light yellow head. Greenish body with yellow villae. The disc of the mesonotum is blackish. Black mesophragm. The legs and halteres are dirty yellow. Wings vitreous or opaline. Abdomen black: tergites tightly yellow at posterior margin with black villi; rufous sternites; Macrochaetes yellowish. Oviscapte black, apex and sides rufous, with fine, yellowish villi. -Long. : 3-3.5 mm. The larvae feed on the flower heads of Asteraceae.
Tephritis hyoscyami is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic. The larvae feed on Carduus crispus, Carduus nutans, and Cirsium species.
Tephritis arizonaensis is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis michiganensis is a species of fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis volkovitshi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis afra is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis bimaculata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis hurvitzi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis jabeliae is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis goberti is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis joanae is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
Tephritis conyzifoliae is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae.
