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Tephritidae - Tephritis formosa
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Posted on 11-06-2007 22:07
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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?


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Tephritis formosa, larvae live in flowerheads of several Sonchus species.

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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 (?).
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Indeed, correct!

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John Smit wrote:
Indeed, correct!


Many thanks, John!
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