Tephritis neesii
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tephritidae |
| Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
| Tribe: | Tephritini |
| Genus: | Tephritis |
| Species: | T. neesii |
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| Range of Tephritis neesii in Europe | |
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Tephritis neesii is a species of fly found across Europe.[3] It mostly lives on Leucanthemum vulgare.[4]
The adult Tephritis neesii has a blackish-brown body, with a paler powder on the surface, which is less pronounced on the abdomen. The body bears short black hairs, the tips of which appear yellow in reflected light. The legs are rufous, as is the head; the face is white, and the frons is greyish in the centre.[5] Males have dark femurs and the third segment of each antenna is dark brown, whereas females have yellow femurs, and a vaguely brown third segment to the antenna.[5]
Life cycle
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There is a single generation per year (univoltine).[6] Eggs of T. neesii are shiny, white, and approximately 0.7 millimetres (0.028 in) long and a little over 0.2 mm (0.008 in) wide at the widest point.[5] The second-instar larva is about 1.5 mm (0.059 in) long, and yellowish-white, with rows of pyramidal warts on each segment. The third instar is 3.5 mm (0.138 in) by 1.5 mm (0.059 in).[5] The larvae pupate within a plant's capitulum (flower head), and the animals overwinter as adults.[6]