Urophora quadrifasciata
Urophora quadrifasciata 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 knapweed (Centaurea sp),[4] and because of this, it is used to control Centaurea maculosa.
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| Species: | U. quadrifasciata |
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| Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826) | |
References
- quadrifasciata
- http://data.gbif.org/species/browse/taxon/13143053
- Ian M, White, Tephritid Flies, Diptera: Tephritidae, Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, page 63, vol 10, part 5a, Royal Entomological Society of London, 1988
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