Trupanea stellata
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Trupanea stellata is a fly from the family of bored flies (Tephritidae).
features
The flies reach a body length of 1.5 to 3 millimeters (males) or 2.7 to 4.5 millimeters (females). The body is mostly black in color and densely dusted bluish-gray, as well as hairy white. The head is yellowish, the face, cheeks, cheeks and the edges of the compound eyes are whitish in color. In the male, the third segment of the antennae is dark brown, whereas in the females it is yellow. The bristles on the body are pale brown, the legs yellow. The wings are partly milky, partly transparent and have a black-brown, star-shaped spot near the wing tip. There is usually a white spot where the wires R2 + 3 open. No rays lead from the dark spot to the mouths of R4 + 5 and m. The two cross veins are framed in brown.
Occurrence and way of life
The animals occur in East Africa and Europe to Central Asia. The larvae develop in the flower heads of various composites (Asteraceae) as well as in Artemisia .
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 .
