Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of Heleomyzidae.[1]
| Suillia tuberiperda | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Heleomyzidae |
| Genus: | Suillia |
| Species: | S. tuberiperda
|
| Binomial name | |
| Suillia tuberiperda (Rondani, 1867)
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.