Orellia

Orellia
Orellia falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Family: Tephritidae
Genus: Orellia

Orellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3]

Orellia ruficauda feeds on creeping thistle and has been reported to be the most effective biological control agent for that plant.[4] Its larvae parasitize the seed heads, feeding solely upon fertile seed heads.[5]

Species

  • Orellia falcata (Scopoli, 1763) [6]
  • Orellia scorzonerae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
  • Orellia stictica (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Orellia tragopogonis Korneyev, 2003[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  4. ↑ Moore 1975, Maw 1976
  5. ↑ Lalonde
  6. ↑ Essex Field Club
  7. ↑ Catalogue of life


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