Urophora quadrifasciata Diptera: Tephritidae - fruit fly


Gall in achene of Centaurea nigra, Knapweed

Hosts:
Asteraceae: Centaurea spp, Cyanus segetum, Serratula tinctoria

A single larva in a swollen achene with a flimsy wall






Urophora quadrifasciata

Urophora quadrifasciata
Urophora quadrifasciata
Corfe Mullen, Dorset. July 2018

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