Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of Heleomyzidae.[1]

Suillia tuberiperda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Heleomyzidae
Genus: Suillia
Species:
S. tuberiperda
Binomial name
Suillia tuberiperda
(Rondani, 1867)
Synonyms

Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. ^ Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.