Tephritis vespertina (Loew, 1844) is a animal in the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Tephritis vespertina (Loew, 1844)

Tephritis vespertina (Loew, 1844)

Tephritis vespertina is a species of tephritid fruit fly found from Europe south to North Africa.

Family
Genus
Tephritis
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Tephritis vespertina (Loew, 1844)

Tephritis vespertina (Loew, 1844) is a species of tephritid fruit flies belonging to the genus Tephritis within the family Tephritidae. The larvae of this species feed on Picris echioides. This species occurs across Europe, excluding Sweden and Finland, and ranges southward into North Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Tephritidae Tephritis

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