Oxyna parietina (Linnaeus, 1758) is a animal in the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Oxyna parietina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxyna parietina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxyna parietina is a species of fruit fly in the Tephritidae family whose larvae develop in Artemisia vulgaris stems.

Family
Genus
Oxyna
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Oxyna parietina (Linnaeus, 1758)

Oxyna parietina is a species of fruit fly that belongs to the family Tephritidae. Its known distribution ranges from the United Kingdom and Finland, southward to France, Bulgaria, and Kazakhstan. The larvae of this species develop inside the stems of Artemisia vulgaris.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Oxyna

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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