Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae - Terellia serratulae
Posted by Frank Koehler on 17-10-2006 13:21
#1
... and my second Tephrididae on Onopordum = should be no alpine species... Thank you for your help in advance Frank
Austria / Tirol: Nauders, Norberth?he, 1400m, VIII.2004
Edited by Frank Koehler on 19-10-2006 16:31
Posted by John Smit on 17-10-2006 15:05
#2
Hi Frank,
The only
Terellia I know that has been reared from
Onopordum is T. lappae, but that ine has a more or less distinct wingpattern. And judging from the female this one has hardly any. In which case you come to the
Terellia serratulae-complex, which is complex to identify. Judging by the length of the oviscapus, it will run to
T. serratulae.
Cheers,
John
Posted by Frank Koehler on 17-10-2006 19:33
#3
Thank you very much, John. This location is near to Italy. Only four kilometers away (you can say on the boundary stone) I found two Coranus species (Het.) which would have been new for Central Europe. Terellia serratulae seems to be a rare species - or are there only no photos and species lists in the www? Greetings Frank
Posted by John Smit on 18-10-2006 08:34
#4
Hi Frank,
I think there just are very few pictures on the www, for it's not that rare. Besides it may be a little too small for some photographers.
Cheers,
John