Tephritis hyoscyami

Tephritis hyoscyami is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. It is found in the Palearctic.^[4] The larvae feed on Carduus crispus, Carduus nutans, and Cirsium species.^[5]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Diptera

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Tephritis hyoscyami
Tephritis hyoscyami Netherlands
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tephritidae
Subfamily:	Tephritinae
Tribe:	Tephritini
Genus:	Tephritis
Species:	T. hyoscyami
Binomial name
Tephritis hyoscyami (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Musca hyoscyami Linnaeus, 1758 Musca cinerea Linnaeus, 1764 Tephritis personatae Loew, 1869[1] Tephritis hyosciami Rondani, 1871[2] Musca leontodontis De Geer, 1776[3]

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It is found in the United Kingdom, Scandinavia south to France, Romania and the Caucasus, east Russia, and China.^{[citation needed]}