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 Tephritidae, Dioxyna bidentis again? On Bidens frondosa
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| exonie |
Posted on 03-12-2019 21:31
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Member Location: Bulgaria Posts: 57 Joined: 30.06.16 |
Is this Dioxyna bidentis again - as in my previous post? NW Bulgaria, 12.09.2018 I thought i would post these too, because they are on a different plant - Bidens frondosa, the host that gave them the specific epithet. Original post on iNaturalist with more photos: https://www.inatu...s/16634234    
Edited by exonie on 03-12-2019 21:59 |
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| Nosferatumyia |
Posted on 04-12-2019 11:32
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Yes, it is!
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| John Carr |
Posted on 04-12-2019 15:47
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10175 Joined: 22.10.10 |
exonie wrote: Is this Dioxyna bidentis again - as in my previous post? NW Bulgaria, 12.09.2018 I thought i would post these too, because they are on a different plant - Bidens frondosa, the host that gave them the specific epithet. The name probably comes from a different species of Bidens. B. frondosa is native to America and Dioxyna bidentis is European. I had some 3 meter tall Bidens frondosa growing next to my house last summer. They attracted some Agromyzidae but no Tephritidae that I could see. |
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| exonie |
Posted on 04-12-2019 15:59
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Member Location: Bulgaria Posts: 57 Joined: 30.06.16 |
Thanks again Val. John Carr, you are right - Bidens frondosa is introduced in Europe. I see records of this fly from several species of Bidens - seems this is its favorite genus of plants :-) Edited by exonie on 04-12-2019 16:43 |
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