BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Terellia tussilaginis (Fabricius, 1775) (a gall fly)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Terellia tussilaginis	Male imago	22 July 2004	North Hampshire	England	6	8
Terellia tussilaginis	Male imago	9 August 1997	Berks	England		1

Suggested Literature

Terellia tussilaginis may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Terellia tussilaginis is associated with:

	larva	Arctium minus - Lesser Burdock (Asteraceae)	larva causes gall of achene		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992 [swollen achene with larva within] White, I.M., 1988
	larva	Arctium lappa - Greater Burdock (Asteraceae)	larva feeds within capitulum		White, I.M., 1988
	larva	Arctium minus - Lesser Burdock (Asteraceae)	larva feeds within achene		Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992 [eats a single achene to complete development]
	larva	Arctium tomentosum - a burdock (Asteraceae)	larva feeds within capitulum		White, I.M., 1988
	larva	Cirsium arvense - Creeping Thistle (Asteraceae)	larva feeds within capitulum		White, I.M., 1988
	larva	Cirsium vulgare - Spear Thistle (Asteraceae)	larva feeds within capitulum		White, I.M., 1988

There may be more taxa associated with Terellia tussilaginis listed at higher taxonomic level

Associated with Terellia tussilaginis:

Terellia tussilaginis may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References