''Tephritis arnicae'' is a species of picture-winged fly of the family

Tephritidae The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The family Tephritidae does not include the biological model organisms of the genus '' Drosophila'' (in the family Drosophilidae ...

, which are variously known as fruit-flies (North America) or gall flies (Britain and Ireland). The larvae feed in the flowerheads of species of ''

Arnica montana ''Arnica montana'', also known as wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mountain tobacco and mountain arnica, is a moderately toxic European flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae that has a large yellow head (botany), flower head. The names "wol ...

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Doronicum grandiflorum ''Doronicum grandiflorum'' is a European species of ''Doronicum'', a member of the family Asteraceae. ''Doronicum grandiflorum'' is a perennial herb growing 10–40 cm. (4-16 inches) tall and producing numerous yellow flower heads borne s ...

'', '' D. austriacum'' and '' D. hungaricum''.Merz, B. (1994). Diptera: Tephritidae. Insecta Helvetica Fauna, HGE press, Geneva, 10, 198 pp.

Distribution

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, South to

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References

Tephritinae Insects described in 1758 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Diptera of Europe {{Tephritis-stub