Urophora jaceana explained

Urophora jaceana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae.[1] The host plant for the larvae is usually black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) or Centaurea debeauxii.[2]

Distribution

United Kingdom & Finland. South to France, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, east Russia; introduced to east Canada.

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. Book: White . Ian M . Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae . Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects . 10 . 5a . 19 February 2021 . Royal Entomological Society of London.

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