Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tephritis cf. hyoscyami
Posted by Sundew on 03-05-2009 21:39
#1
Hi,
Today this Tephritid sat in our garden. Is it a
Tephritis species? Many thanks for help,
Sundew
Edited by Sundew on 06-05-2009 21:44
Posted by christoophe on 04-05-2009 12:38
#2
I am not a specialist, maybe Tephritis stictica???
Valery, what do you think?
I am very interested in this family.
Posted by Sundew on 05-05-2009 23:05
#3
Valery doesn't find us...
Posted by Nosferatumyia on 06-05-2009 17:18
#4
Tephritis hyosciami (L.) is the most probable ID. Another possibility is
T. hendeli - they differ in the length of the ovipositor.
T. stictica Lw. occurs in Mediterranea and generally differs in having 3 narrower strikes insted of the 3 bigger dark spots.
Edited by Nosferatumyia on 06-05-2009 19:55
Posted by Sundew on 06-05-2009 21:43
#5
Ah - now we have a name, thanks to Valery! The epitheton suggests that the host plant is
Hyoscyamus niger (Solanaceae), a species that is quite rare and ephemeral here in our district. I haven't found it for years. So the fly might get a problem. Is the host plant of
T. hendeliana known? A more frequent plant species could change possibilities, as long as we can't compare the ovipositors...
Regards, Sundew