Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae - Tephritis formosa

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-06-2007 22:07
#1
Hi


* locality - V?lega - Ovar - PORTUGAL
* date - 2007.06.07
* size - 6 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - urban
* substrate - on Allium sp. leaf.

Tephritidae - Tephritis sp. Which one?


EDIT ---> Title changed from "Tephritis sp." to "Tephritidae - Tephritis formosa"
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 12-06-2007 09:04

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 11-06-2007 22:08
#2
other view

Posted by John Smit on 12-06-2007 07:22
#3
Tephritis formosa, larvae live in flowerheads of several Sonchus species.

John

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-06-2007 06:27
#4
Hello, John!

John Smit wrote:
Tephritis formosa, larvae live in flowerheads of several Sonchus species.


That saves me time identifying a fly I found yesterday on Sonchus asper :-) (Ostwestfalen, Germany). I assume it is the same species (?).

Posted by John Smit on 13-06-2007 08:07
#5
Indeed, correct!

John

Posted by Juergen Peters on 13-06-2007 09:16
#6
John Smit wrote:
Indeed, correct!


Many thanks, John!