''Tephritis arnicae'' is a species of picture-winged fly of the family
Tephritidae, 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,'' ''
Doronicum grandiflorum
''Doronicum grandiflorum'' is a European species of ''Doronicum'', a member of the family Asteraceae.
''Doronicum grandiflorum'' is a perennial herbaceous plant, herb growing 10–40 cm. (4-16 inches) tall and producing numerous yellow flow ...
'', ''
D. austriacum'' and ''
D. hungaricum''.
[Merz, B. (1994). Diptera: Tephritidae. Insecta Helvetica Fauna, HGE press, Geneva, 10, 198 pp.]
Distribution
United Kingdom &
Scandinavia, South to
France,
Bulgaria &
Ukraine.
References
Tephritinae
Insects described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Diptera of Europe
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