Urophora
jaceana (Hering,
1935)  |
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| This well marked Tephritid fly, was one of many found on Knapweed leaves at Budby Pumping Station in June 2011. Urophora jaceana is common across the UK. Many Tephritid flies are identifiable by wing pattern, but these can vary across individuals of the same species. The larvae induce multilocular galls in the capitulum of Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) | ||
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| Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Urophora
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