| Terellia tussilaginis | |
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| Terellia tussilaginis, female with ovipositor | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Terelliini |
| Genus: | Terellia |
| Species: | T. tussilaginis |
| Binomial name | |
| Terellia tussilaginis | |
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Terellia tussilaginis, the gall fly, is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. [5]
This species is present in most of Europe, in European Russia and in the East Palearctic ecozone. [6] [7]
These flies inhabit meadows, gardens and where the host plants grow.
Terellia tussilaginis can reach a body length of about 5 millimetres (0.20 in). These fruit flies have a pale green yellow body with distinctive brown banding on its wings. [8] The costal cell is completely hyaline. Katepisternum shows reddish spots. The anterior half of mesonotum is reddish to brown. Tergite 4 is usually black. [9]
Adults can be seen from June to August. [8] The larvae live in the flowerheads of Arctium lappa , Arctium minus , Arctium tomentosum and Cirsium vulgare , feeding on them and causing galls to form. [8] [10] [11]
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus Drosophila, which is often called the "common fruit fly". Nearly 5,000 described species of tephritid fruit fly are categorized in almost 500 genera of the Tephritidae. Description, recategorization, and genetic analyses are constantly changing the taxonomy of this family. To distinguish them from the Drosophilidae, the Tephritidae are sometimes called peacock flies, in reference to their elaborate and colorful markings. The name comes from the Greek τεφρος, tephros, meaning "ash grey". They are found in all the biogeographic realms.
Tephritis formosa is a species of tephritid fly. It is one of many species known commonly as gall fly.
Terellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Urophora is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Orellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Xyphosia miliaria is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Urophora stylata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae. The host plant for the larvae is usually a thistle of genus Cirsium or Carduus.
Goniglossum wiedemanni is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae, and the only species in the genus Goniglossum.
Tephritis bardanae is a picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae, which are variously known as fruit-flies or gall flies.
Terellia serratulae is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Myopites stylatus is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Terellia ceratocera is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
Orellia stictica is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Orellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia clarissima is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia odontolophi is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia zerovae is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia rhapontici is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia blanda is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
Terellia cyanoides is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Terellia of the family Tephritidae.
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