BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

TEPHRITIDAE (gall flies, greater fruit flies)

Notes (MWS)

Most of these small flies have well-marked (picture) wings. Some species are very common on their host plants in high summer.

Although the family is called "Gall Flies", only a minority of species have larvae which actually cause galls. The rest are internal feeders in fruits, stems or leaves.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Tephritidae?	Female imago	14 July 2006	North Hampshire	England	2	7
Tephritidae?	Female imago	26 June 2006	East Sussex	England		13
Tephritidae?	Male imago	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		7
Tephritidae?	Female imago	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		1
Tephritidae?	Female imago	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		22
Tephritidae?	Female imago	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		12
Tephritidae?	Male imago	25 June 2006	East Sussex	England		4

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794) (a gall fly)			2			22
Species	Acidia cognata (Wiedemann, 1817) (a gall fly)						5
Species	Acinia corniculata (Zetterstedt, 1819) (a gall fly)		5	2			2
Species	Anomoia purmunda (Harris, 1780) (a gall fly)			11			7
Species	Campiglossa argyrocephala (Loew, 1844) (a gall fly)						1
Species	Campiglossa grandinata (Rondani, 1870) (a gall fly)						2
Species	Chaetorellia jaceae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (a gall fly)						4
Species	Chaetorellia loricata (Rondani, 1870) (a gall fly)						1
Species	Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (a gall fly)						26
Species	Cryptaciura rotundiventris (Fallen, 1814) (a gall fly)						5
Species	Dioxyna bidentis (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) (a gall fly)						7
Species	Dithryca guttularis (Meigen, 1826) (a gall fly)						3
Species	Ensina sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767) (a gall fly)						23
Species	Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758) (a gall fly)						31
Species	Euphranta toxoneura (Loew, 1846) (a gall fly)						5
Species	Goniglossum wiedemanni (Meigen, 1826) (a gall fly)		2	7			1
Species	Icterica westermanni (Meigen, 1826) (a gall fly)						2
Species	Myoleja caesio (Harris, 1780) (a gall fly)						2
Genus	Myopites (a genus of gall flies)	2					6
Species	Noeeta pupillata (Fallen, 1814) (a gall fly)						9
Species	Orellia falcata (Scopoli, 1763) (a gall fly)						2
Genus	Oxyna (a genus of gall flies)	3					8
Genus	Paroxyna (a genus of gall flies)	7					24
Species	Platyparea discoidea (Fabricius, 1787) (a gall fly)					1	1
Species	Pliorecepta poeciloptera (Schrank, 1776) (a gall fly)						1
Genus	Rhagoletis (a genus of gall flies)	3					10
Species	Sphenella marginata (Fallen, 1814) (a gall fly)						8
Genus	Tephritis (a genus of gall flies)	12	24	58	4		34
Genus	Terellia (a genus of gall flies)	9	6	9		1	30
Species	Trupanea amoena (Frauenfeld, 1857) (a gall fly)						15
Species	Trupanea stellata (Fuessly, 1775) (a gall fly)						31
Genus	Trypeta (a genus of gall flies)	3	14	3			48
Genus	Urophora (a genus of gall flies)	8	26	10		1	50
Species	Vidalia cornuta (Scopoli, 1772) (a gall fly)						3
Species	Vidalia spinifrons (Schroeder, 1913) (a gall fly)						2
Species	Xyphosia miliaria (Schrank, 1781) (a gall fly)			9		1	9

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

British Galls: http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/british_galls/join (Galls and gall formers)	E-forum
British Leafminers: http://www.leafmines.co.uk/ (Leaf mining species)	Web Site/Page
Clemons, L.	Book/Report
Clemons, L., 1998	A Field Guide to Identifying British Tephritids
The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk (leaf/stem mining species)	Web Site/Page
White, I.M., 1988	Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)