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Species | 24 images | ||||||
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Species | 15 images | ||||||
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Species | 17 images | ||||||
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Species | 24 images | 2 ident. refs | |||||
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Species | 90 images | ||||||
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Species | 34 images | ||||||
Tephritis (a genus of gall flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
 NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Tephritis (a genus of gall flies)
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 BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk)
has 39 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tephritis (a genus of gall flies)
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The larval stages feed in the capitula of various Asteraceae (Composites).
There is a single summer generation, but the adults can be found at most times of year. They are the only Tephritid flies to be found during the winter and are often encountered while searching grass tussocks etc for hibernating insects.
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