Urophora stylata
Urophora stylata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3] The host plant for the larvae is usually a thistle of genus Cirsium or Carduus.[4]
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| Species: | U. stylata |
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| Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775) | |
It has been introduced in North America as a biocontrol of C. vulgare, which has become an invasive species.[5]
References
- stylata
- http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
- Ian M, White, Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, page 64, vol 10, part 5a, Royal Entomological Society of London, 1988
- Washington State University. Integrated Weed Control Project
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