Terellia fuscicornis, known also as the Artichoke Fly,[2] is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Neaspilota of the family Tephritidae.[3][4]

Terellia fuscicornis
Terellia fuscicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tephritidae
Subfamily: Tephritinae
Tribe: Terelliini
Genus: Terellia
Species:
T. fuscicornis
Binomial name
Terellia fuscicornis
Loew, 1844[1]

Distribution

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Europe, North Africa, Israel. Introduced to United States.

References

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  1. ^ Loew, H. (1844). "Kritische Untersuchung der europäische n Arten des Genus Trypeta Meig". Z. Ent. (Germar). 5: 312–437.
  2. ^ "Artichoke Fly (Terellia fuscicornis)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
  3. ^ Norrbom, A.L.; Carroll, L.E.; Thompson, F.C.; White, I.M; Freidberg, A. (1999). "Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database". Myia. 9: vii + 524.
  4. ^ Foote, Richard H.; Blanc, P.L.; Norrbom, Allen L. (1993). Handbook of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) of America North of Mexico. New York: Cornell University Press (Comstock Publishing). pp. xii, 571. ISBN 9780801426230.