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 Strange Tephritis ? -> T. acanthophilopsis
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| Axel D |
Posted on 14-11-2025 17:19
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 Member Location: France Posts: 214 Joined: 16.10.15 |
Hi A fly caught 2 days ago in a forest close to Paris. I thought at first sight that it could belongs to genus Tephritis but I was not able to find a similar species. It ressembles Tephritis recurrens (and turkish species not found from France) a little but I think it is another one. I also looked at close genera (Actinoptera, Capitites, Goniurellia, Trupanea) but without any result. Any idea ? Found in Forêt de Fausses Reposes, Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France Body length : around 4 mm Axel D attached the following image:  [111.87Kb] Edited by Axel D on 15-11-2025 15:17 |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 14-11-2025 17:20
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Member Location: France Posts: 214 Joined: 16.10.15 |
The ovipositor has white hairs as in T. nessii whose I found some specimens yesterday in an other place. So I wondered if it could be a specimen with very unsual wing markings but I'm not convinced at all.
Axel D attached the following image:  [66.75Kb] |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 15-11-2025 10:57
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Tephitis acanthophilopsis Hering, quite rare in colections, but occurring throughout Europe through Balcans, Turley to N Iran. Apparently a sister-species to Tephritis cometa, and like the latter, associated with Cirsium , but other than arvense and vulgare, the hosts of cometa. And yes, that group posesses white setula on the oviscape. Add to the Gallery, please. Edited by Nosferatumyia on 15-11-2025 11:00 Val |
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| Axel D |
Posted on 15-11-2025 15:17
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Member Location: France Posts: 214 Joined: 16.10.15 |
Many thanks, Val ! I was completely lost. It seems to be the very first record from France although it has already been caught in Netherlands and Belgium. |
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