Tephritis fascigera explained

Tephritis fascigera or the Senecio gall fly is a species of fruit fly that is endemic to New Zealand. It is a member of the genus Tephritis of the family Tephritidae,[1] one of two families that are called "fruit flies". Its grubs gall in stems and capitula of plants in the Senecio genus.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Norrbom . A.L. . Carroll . L.E. . Thompson . F.C. . White . I.M . Freidberg . A. . Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. . Myia . 1999 . 9 . vii + 524.
  2. Web site: Senecio Gall Fly (Sphenella fascigera) . iNaturalist . 11 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Sphenella fascigera (Malloch, 1931) . New Zealand Organisms Register . 11 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Martin . Nicholas A. . Senecio gall fly - Sphenella fascigera . New Zealand Arthropod Factsheet Series Number 31 . Manaaki Whenua–Landcare Research . 10 April 2021.

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