Posted by Sundew on 05-01-2019 00:53
#1
Hi,
On 20 July 2014 I saw this Tephritid couple on
Centaurea jacea in southwestern Brandenburg. It puzzles me because of the yellowish-hyaline wings combined with black spots on the tergites. The thorax pattern fits
Terellia colon, however, and this species seems to be quite variable. So am I on the right track? Thanks in advance for any explanations!
Sundew
Edited by Sundew on 05-01-2019 21:01
Posted by Sundew on 05-01-2019 21:00
#2
According to Valery Korneyev, the flies belong to the
Terellia virens group, and as to distribution and host plant probably to
T. virens itself. Warm thanks to Val!
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 05-01-2019 23:16
#3
It is certainly
not T. colon, and it is certainly
T. virens.
Posted by Sundew on 05-01-2019 23:37
#4
And this was straight from the horse's mouth, as the British would say :D
Thanks again!