Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794) is a animal in the Tephritidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Terellia ruficauda (Fabricius, 1794)
Terellia ruficauda is a Palearctic gall fly species introduced to North America whose larvae feed on Cirsium arvense.
Terellia ruficauda, first formally described by Fabricius in 1794, is a species of fly that belongs to Tephritidae, the gall fly family. This species is native to the Palearctic realm. Its known range includes Central and Northern Europe and East Russia, and it has been introduced to Canada and the United States. The larvae of Terellia ruficauda feed on Cirsium arvense.
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Capitites ramulosa (Loew, 1844)
Chaetostomella cylindrica (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Trupanea amoena (Frauenfeld, 1857)
Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)
Zonosemata vittigera (Coquillett, 1899)
Rhagoletis alternata (Fallén, 1814)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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