Terellia ruficauda
Another well marked and fairly distinctive Tephritid fly, Terellia ruficauda is well distributed across much of the UK. The larvae makes charactersitic galls in the stems of Thistles. Several of these adults were found at Gamston Wood near Retford in mid-June 2011.
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UK distribution of Terellia ruficauda
 

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Updated September 2011

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