Urophora jaceana

Urophora jaceana
	Urophora jaceana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Tephritinae
Tribe:	Myopitini
Genus:	Urophora
Species:	U. jaceana
Binomial name
	Urophora jaceana; (Hering, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
	Euribia jaceana Hering, 1935; Euribia conyrac Hering, 1934; Euribia conyzae Hering, 1934;

Urophora jaceana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae.[2] The host plant for the larvae is usually black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) or Centaurea debeauxii.[3]

Distribution

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

References

Hering, E.M. (1935). "Drei neue Bohrfliegen-Arten aus der Mark Brandenburg (Dipt. Trypetidae). (6. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetidae)". Maerkische Tierwelt. 1: 169–174.
Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
White, Ian M. Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae (PDF). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. Royal Entomological Society of London. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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[Hering1935-1] Hering, E.M. (1935). "Drei neue Bohrfliegen-Arten aus der Mark Brandenburg (Dipt. Trypetidae). (6. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetidae)". Maerkische Tierwelt. 1: 169–174.

[Norrbom1999-2] Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.

[White1988-3] White, Ian M. Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae (PDF). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. Royal Entomological Society of London. Retrieved 19 February 2021.