BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Tephritis formosa (Loew, 1844) (a gall fly)
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
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| Tephritis formosa | Female imago | 2 September 2004 | Berks | England | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Suggested Literature
Tephritis formosa may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Tephritis formosa is associated with:
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larva | Sonchus arvensis - Perennial Milk-thistle (Asteraceae) | larva causes swelling of capitulum | 
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White, I.M., 1988 [UK only. This host is used by T. dilacerata on the continent.] |
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larva | Sonchus asper - Prickly Sow-thistle (Asteraceae) | larva causes swelling of capitulum | 
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White, I.M., 1988 |
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larva | Sonchus asper - Prickly Sow-thistle (Asteraceae) | larva causes swelling of capitulum |
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White, I.M., 1988 |
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larva | Sonchus oleraceus - Smooth Sow-thistle (Asteraceae) | larva causes swelling of capitulum |
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White, I.M., 1988 |
| larva | Sonchus palustris - Marsh Sow-thistle (Asteraceae) | larva causes swelling of capitulum |
|
White, I.M., 1988 |
There may be more taxa associated with Tephritis formosa listed at higher taxonomic level
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DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
CYCLORRHAPHA (a suborder of flies) |
Associated with Tephritis formosa:
Tephritis formosa may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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ANIMALIA (animals) |
INSECTA (insects) |
DIPTERA (two-winged flies) |
References
| White, I.M., 1988 | Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
