Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritidae?
Posted by Christophe Grangier on 24-07-2010 08:50
#1
Hello
This tiny fly (about 3 mm) was sun bathing on a
Centaurea paniculata along an edge row near a dry meadow.
I think it coud be a Tephritidae, something like
Chaetorellia or
Orellia. I looked at the gallery but... And my photos are not so good.
Etang de Lemps, Optevoz (38 FR) 22/07/2010
Thank you for help
Christophe
Posted by Christophe Grangier on 24-07-2010 08:51
#2
dorsal view
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 24-07-2010 10:33
#3
Urophora jaceana (Hering)
Posted by Christophe Grangier on 31-07-2010 11:04
#4
Thank you Valery. With such a species name, may I suppose that it's dependent on genus
Centaurea ?
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 31-07-2010 13:35
#5
Surely; larvae in flowerhead galls on
Centaurea nigra and
C. jacea.
Additional comment: some Alpine and possibly other populations show intermediate morphological features beltween U. jaceana and U. affinis, either being of hybrid or intermediate origin, but their status is obscure.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 31-07-2010 13:49
Posted by Christophe Grangier on 02-08-2010 09:32
#6
Thank you so much for these precisions Valery :)