Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Tephritidae (Fruit flies)

Ensina sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767)

Sonchus Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca sonchi Linnaeus, 1767 | Ensina chrysanthemi Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Ensina doronici Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Ensina herbarum Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Ensina lactaepennis Shiraki, 1968 | Ensina lacteipennis Hendel, 1915 | Ensina linariae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Ensina pratensis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Ensina scorzonerae Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Musca subcutanea Linnaeus, 1764 | Tephritis asteris Haliday, 1838 | Tephritis sonchi Fallen, 1814 | Tephritis sonchi Fallen, 1820 | Trypeta obsoleta Wiedemann, 1826 |

  • Ensina sonchi, female  5815
    Ensina sonchi (Linnaeus, 1767)    Sonchus Fly 
    Ensina sonchi, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-11-18 13:31:52
    Image number: 5815
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-11-18 13:31:52


Further vernacular names:
Sow-thistle Fly
Classification:
Ensina sonchi belongs to the subfamily Tephritinae, tribe Noeetini.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Pape T. & Thompson F.C. (eds) (2017). Systema Dipterorum (version 2.0, Jan 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2017 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2017. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Ian M. White (1988). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Tephritid Flies. Diptera: Tephritidae. Vol: 10 - Part 5a. Royal Entomological Society of London.
  3. Plant Parasites of Europe