Tephritis conura
Species of fly
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Tephritis conura is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic.[2][3][4] The larvae feed on Cirsium heterophyllum and Cirsium oleraceum.[5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Tephritini |
| Genus: | Tephritis |
| Species: | T. conura |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephritis conura | |
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The species has been studied due to the presence of host races specializing on feeding on either of the thistle species C. heterophyllum or C. oleraceum.[6] This is a possible example of an early stage of ecological speciation.
It is found in United Kingdom, Scandinavia, south and east to Italy, Bulgaria, and the Caucasus.[citation needed]