Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mongolian Tephritidae 1 --> Xanthomyia alpestris
Posted by Auratus on 30-06-2025 21:05
#1
I fail to identify this Tehritidae from Mongolia.For me it is close to
Noeeta, but there it stops. Is it possible to name to name it?
Thanks in advance
Edited by Auratus on 01-07-2025 18:40
Posted by Auratus on 30-06-2025 21:05
#2
Pic2
Posted by Auratus on 30-06-2025 21:06
#3
Pic3
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 01-07-2025 07:20
#4
I need to see the scutellum (shining?).
If nothing uncommon, then
Xanthomyia (=Paracarphotricha)
alpestris Pokorny, apparently a root gallformer on Erigeron or Aster in subnival or alpine meadow zone
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 01-07-2025 07:20
#5
I need to see the scutellum (shining?).
If nothing uncommon, then
Xanthomyia (=Paracarphotricha)
alpestris Pokorny, apparently a root gallformer on Erigeron or Aster in subnival or alpine meadow zone
Posted by Auratus on 01-07-2025 18:40
#6
Thanks again Valery.
The scutellum is indeed shiny and black (See picture) and it was collected on an alpine meadow. Can't remember if the host plants were there.
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 01-07-2025 22:04
#7
It is. The species is rare in Alps, but is common in Tien Shan and Mongolian mountains. A glacial relic. I am curious about genetic distances between Central Asian and European populations.