Suillia tuberiperda
Species of fly
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Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of Heleomyzidae.[1]
| Suillia tuberiperda | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Heleomyzidae |
| Genus: | Suillia |
| Species: | S. tuberiperda |
| Binomial name | |
| Suillia tuberiperda (Rondani, 1867) | |
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Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.[2]