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Hi

A fly caught 2 days ago in a forest close to Paris. I thought at first sight that it could belongs to genus Tephritis but I was not able to find a similar species. It ressembles Tephritis recurrens (and turkish species not found from France) a little but I think it is another one. I also looked at close genera (Actinoptera, Capitites, Goniurellia, Trupanea) but without any result.

Any idea ?

Found in Forêt de Fausses Reposes, Ville-d'Avray, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
Body length : around 4 mm

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The ovipositor has white hairs as in T. nessii whose I found some specimens yesterday in an other place. So I wondered if it could be a specimen with very unsual wing markings but I'm not convinced at all.

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Tephitis acanthophilopsis Hering, quite rare in colections, but occurring throughout Europe through Balcans, Turley to N Iran. Apparently a sister-species to Tephritis cometa, and like the latter, associated with Cirsium , but other than arvense and vulgare, the hosts of cometa.

And yes, that group posesses white setula on the oviscape.

Add to the Gallery, please.

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Many thanks, Val ! I was completely lost.

It seems to be the very first record from France although it has already been caught in Netherlands and Belgium.