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

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Tephritis hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tephritis hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tephritis hyoscyami is a Palearctic gall fly whose larvae feed on specific thistle plants.

Family
Genus
Tephritis
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Tephritis hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758)

Tephritis hyoscyami is a species of fly in the gall fly family Tephritidae. It occurs in the Palearctic. Its distribution ranges from the United Kingdom and Scandinavia, south to France, Romania and the Caucasus, and east to Russia and China. The larvae of this species feed on Carduus crispus, Carduus nutans, and Cirsium species.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tephritis

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

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