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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTephritis formosa (a gall fly)
GenusTephritis (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Tephritis formosa (a gall fly) :
1: Tephritis formosa (a gall fly)
10 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Male - head and forelegs - anterior view - magnifiedImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white background
2: Tephritis formosa (a gall fly)
2 Sep 2004 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Females, on Buddleia leaves low down in bush
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 3: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 4: Female - ventral view - enlargedImage 5: Female - head, thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head, thorax - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 7: Wing - magnified - grey backgroundImage 8: Wing - magnified - pale backgroundImage 9: Wing - transmitted light - magnified

Tephritis formosa (a gall fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tephritis formosa (a gall fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tephritis formosa (a gall fly)
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