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Tephritid Fly

DateThu 2012-06-21

A male Urophora cardui (Diptera: Tephritidae) on a thistle.

The larvae of these flies cause galls in the stems of thistles:

Photos taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-06-17 (first and second) and on 2009-08-30 (third).

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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