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Xyphosia
Xyphosia is a genus of the family (taxonomy), family Tephritidae, better known as fruit flies. Species *''Xyphosia conspicua'' (Hermann Loew, Loew, 1869) *''Xyphosia laticauda'' (Johann Wilhelm Meigen, Meigen, 1826) *''Xyphosia malaisei'' Erich Martin Hering, Hering, 1938 *''Xyphosia miliaria'' (Franz von Paula Schrank, Schrank, 1781) *''Xyphosia orientalis'' Erich Martin Hering, Hering, 1936 *''Xyphosia punctipennis'' Friedrich Georg Hendel, Hendel, 1927 *''Xyphosia punctigera'' (Daniel William Coquillett, Coquillett, 1898) References Tephritinae Tephritidae genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia {{Tephritinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xyphosia Miliaria
''Xyphosia miliaria'' is a species of tephritid or Tephritidae, fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. Distribution This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. Habitat This species occurs in wet meadows, in parks and gardens with the presence of thistles. Description ''Xyphosia miliaria'' may have a body length of and a wingspan of The thorax and the abdomen are yellowish, sparsely covered with long bristles and the mesonotum is longer than wide. The abdomen is round in males, elongated in the females and the females bear at the end of the abdomen a dark brown, pointed ovipositor. The large compound eyes are orange-red. The wings are decorated with distinctive dark apical and transversal drawings. Biology The adults fly from May to September feeding on nectar and pollen of various flowering plants. Larvae develop on buds of thistles (''Carduus nutans'', ''Cirsium arvense'', ''Cirsium palustre'', ''Cirsium eriophorum''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |