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Species Urophora jaceana - Brown Knapweed Gall Fly

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Tephritidae (Fruit Flies)
Subfamily Tephritinae
Tribe Myopitini
Genus Urophora
Species jaceana (Brown Knapweed Gall Fly)
Explanation of Names
Urophora jaceana Hering 1935
Range
Native to Europe, accidentally introduced to Maritime Provinces (1923)(1), intentionally introduced to BC(2)
Food
Brown knapweed (Centaurea jaceae), Black knapweed (C. nigra), possibly other members of genus
Life Cycle
Overwinters as larva in gall
Internet References
Fact sheets by Pendleton & Pendleton, anon.(2)
Works Cited
1.Norrbom A.L. (2004-2010) Fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) taxonomy pages
2.Invasive plants with biocontrol -- BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
Contributed by John F. Carr on 9 January, 2010 - 9:43pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 15 March, 2012 - 1:46am

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