Urophora jaceana is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae.[2] The host plant for the larvae is usually black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) or Centaurea debeauxii.[3]
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| Urophora jaceana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Myopitini |
| Genus: | Urophora |
| Species: | U. jaceana
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| Urophora jaceana | |
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Distribution
editUnited Kingdom & Finland. South to France, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, east Russia; introduced to east Canada.
References
edit- ^ Hering, E.M. (1935). "Drei neue Bohrfliegen-Arten aus der Mark Brandenburg (Dipt. Trypetidae). (6. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Trypetidae)". Maerkische Tierwelt. 1: 169–174.
- ^ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
- ^ White, Ian M. Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae (PDF). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Vol. 10. Royal Entomological Society of London. Retrieved 19 February 2021.