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Tephritis conura (Loew, 1844) (a gall fly)

Suggested Literature

Tephritis conura may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
ACALYPTRATA
(acalypterate flies)
TEPHRITIDAE
(gall flies, greater fruit flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Tephritis conura is associated with:

Photos larva Cirsium - a genus of thistles (Asteraceae) larva causes gall of capitulum Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos larva Cirsium acaule - Dwarf Thistle, Stemless Thistle, Picnic Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within capitulum Foreign White, I.M., 1988
Photos larva Cirsium heterophyllum - Melancholy Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
larva Cirsium oleraceum - Cabbage Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within capitulum Foreign White, I.M., 1988
Photos larva Cirsium palustre - Marsh Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within capitulum UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
Photos larva Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae) larva feeds within capitulum Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988

There may be more taxa associated with Tephritis conura listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)

Associated with Tephritis conura:

Tephritis conura may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

References

Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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