About Tephritis bardanae (Schrank, 1803)
Tephritis bardanae (Schrank, 1803) is a picture-winged fly that belongs to the family Tephritidae. Members of this family are commonly called fruit-flies in North America, or gall flies in Britain and Ireland. The larvae of Tephritis bardanae feed inside the flower-heads, also called capitula, of Arctium plant species, commonly known as burdocks. This feeding activity causes galls to form on the plants. In autumn, the larvae pupate inside the flower-heads, developing a black puparium.
