Hawthorn Borefly
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Hawthorn Borefly ( Anomoia purmunda ) |
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The hawthorn bored fly ( Anomoia purmunda ) is a fly from the family of bored flies (Tephritidae).
features
The flies reach a body length of 4–5 mm. They have a distinctive, species-specific wing pattern. At the base the wings are patterned in black and blue with a few transparent spots. The outer wing half is transparent with two black stripes. The first stripe runs across and touches the middle of the dark pattern of the inner wing half, while the second stripe completes an arc, then runs along the leading edge of the wing and finally ends at the outermost wing tip. The pronotum is blue-gray while the scutellum and the legs are light brown. The females have a short ovipositor .
Occurrence and way of life
The hawthorn borer fly occurs in large parts of Europe. It flies one generation per year from April to August. The preferred habitat of the fly species are forest edges with hawthorn vegetation . The female drills into the fruits of hawthorns and other rose plants and lays her eggs there. The hatched larvae feed on the pulp and pupate in the ground in autumn.
Web links
- Anomoia purmunda at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved December 10, 2016
- www.biolib.cz - taxonomy, photos
- www.insektenbox.de - photo, description
- www.naturspaziergang.de - photo, description
- Encyclopedia of Life: Anomoia purmunda - taxonomy, photo