Orellia falcata

Orellia falcata
Adult of Orellia falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Orellia
Species: O. falcata
Binomial name
Orellia falcata
(Scopoli, 1763)

Orellia falcata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1]

Distribution

This species is present in most of Europe, in the East palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.[2]

Description

Orellia falcata can reach a length of 5–8.5 millimetres (0.20–0.33 in). Wings have characteristic dark bands, the second and third bands are not fused along the anterior alar margin. Eyes are bright green. Head is yellow, while thorax and abdomen are pale green. Scutellum shows four black spots at the basis of setae. Cephalic and thoracic setae are black.[3][4]

Biology

Adults can be found from May to July. Females lay their eggs in holes on the host plant. Larvae live in root crown of Tragopogon pratensis.[3][5]

References

  1. ↑ Biolib
  2. ↑ Fauna europaea
  3. 1 2 George C. Steyskal>Keys to The Insects of The European Part of The USSR
  4. ↑ Les insectes
  5. ↑ Naturfuhrer on line


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