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BTB Tephritus formosa (Loew, 1844)
Family: Tephritidae
Length, males 4 to 5mm, Females 5 to 6mm.
Widespread and fairly common.
Tephritus formosa is known as a Gall Fly, or Fruit Fly and it belongs to the genus Tephritis, which contains about 170 described species. The Tephritus genus, occur throughout most Palearctic countries, as so does, Tephritus formosa.
Habitat: Mainly Meadows, wastelands, grassland and urban gardens, wherever the larvae host plants are growing. The main host plants being: Hawks-beard, (Crepis virens) Sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) and Cat’s ear (Hypochaeris radicata). The fly invades the actual flower head, which causes a gall to appear on the head of the flower. The larvae pupate in early spring for between 24 to 35 days inside the gall.
At the bottom of the Flies abdomen, the female has a tapered ovipositor, the male’s abdomen is more rounded, at the end.
Read MoreFamily: Tephritidae
Length, males 4 to 5mm, Females 5 to 6mm.
Widespread and fairly common.
Tephritus formosa is known as a Gall Fly, or Fruit Fly and it belongs to the genus Tephritis, which contains about 170 described species. The Tephritus genus, occur throughout most Palearctic countries, as so does, Tephritus formosa.
Habitat: Mainly Meadows, wastelands, grassland and urban gardens, wherever the larvae host plants are growing. The main host plants being: Hawks-beard, (Crepis virens) Sow thistle (Sonchus arvensis) and Cat’s ear (Hypochaeris radicata). The fly invades the actual flower head, which causes a gall to appear on the head of the flower. The larvae pupate in early spring for between 24 to 35 days inside the gall.
At the bottom of the Flies abdomen, the female has a tapered ovipositor, the male’s abdomen is more rounded, at the end.
