Bardanae tephritis
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Tephritis bardanae is a fly from the family of bored flies (Tephritidae).
features
The flies reach a body length of 5.0 to 5.5 millimeters. Their body is dark brown in color, the sides of the thorax , the scutellum , the basal region of the abdomen and the rear edges of the tergites are ocher yellow. The head is colored pale yellow. Otherwise the body is dusted yellow ocher and hairy whitish. The legs are red-yellow. The thoracic scales rise above the wing scales. A brown transverse band runs diagonally on the wings, which extends from the wing vein R1 over both cross veins to the mouth of the cubitus. The band is interrupted with round, transparent spots, such a spot is also on the wing tip.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals come from Europe to West Asia. The adults appear in Central Europe from the beginning of July. They often sit on the leaves and stems of larval food plants and typically swing their wings forward alternately. The larvae feed on burdock ( Arctium lappa ) and burdock ( Arctium tomentosum ).
supporting documents
literature
- Joachim Haupt, Hiroko Haupt: Flies and Mosquitoes. Observation, way of life . 1st edition. Naturbuch-Verlag, Jena and Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-89440-278-4 .
