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 Tephritidae > Terellia
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| Isidro |
Posted on 14-06-2008 09:38
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2095 Joined: 26.04.07 |
9th June 2008. Malaga, south Spain. Size: about 4 mm. Habitat: exclusively in the inflorescences of Cynara humilis, a big thistle. In very big numbers in these flowers.  Can be identified? Thanks. Regards |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 05-09-2008 05:25
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 Member Location: Posts: 3526 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Looks to be a Terellia ex serratulae complex, or maybe even simply T. serratulae L.. I cannot say from a male: the species characters are conncted to ovipositor... It could be a male of T. longicauda Mg., which is on the other your picture as well. Edited by Nosferatumyia on 05-09-2008 05:27 Val |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 05-09-2008 07:46
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Member Location: Zaragoza, Spain Posts: 2095 Joined: 26.04.07 |
OK, thanks, is very good to know that the males are not possible to identify. |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 05-09-2008 08:12
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Member Location: Posts: 3526 Joined: 28.12.07 |
Yes, in many cases if Urophora, Chaetorellia and Terellia the differences between males are insignificant...
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