Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae: Urophora cf. terebrans ♂

Posted by ESant on 18-12-2020 10:14
#1
Hello,

I photographed this fly in Campo Imperatore (AQ), Italy, 1600m a.s.l. on June 25th 2020. I think it is an Urophora, but is it possible to identify the species from these photos?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
Edited by ESant on 03-01-2021 17:24

Posted by ESant on 18-12-2020 10:15
#2
Photo 2:

Posted by ESant on 18-12-2020 10:15
#3
Photo 3:

Posted by ESant on 03-01-2021 15:01
#4
Maybe U. quadrifasciata?

Posted by Nosferatumyia on 03-01-2021 16:44
#5
Since this is a male, I can only suspect from its black femora and its host plant that it could be Urophora terebrans Loew, which can occur on the lower altitudes of the Alps.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 03-01-2021 16:44

Posted by ESant on 03-01-2021 17:24
#6
Thank you very much!