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

Urophora (Urophora) cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distelbohrfliege Canada Thistle Gall Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca cardui Linnaeus, 1758 | Scatophaga flexuosa Ahrens, 1814 | Urophora reaumurii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 | Urophora sonchi Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |

  • Urophora cardui, female  852
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-06-24 11:29:01
    Image number: 852
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-06-24 11:29:01

  • Urophora cardui, female  4105
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2010-06-27 12:26:03
    Image number: 4105
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2010-06-27 12:26:03

  • Urophora cardui, male  853
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2005-06-12 12:21:44
    Image number: 853
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2005-06-12 12:21:44

  • Urophora cardui, male  6128
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2013-06-22 15:02:07
    Image number: 6128
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2013-06-22 15:02:07

  • Urophora cardui, male  6129
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2013-06-22 15:02:13
    Image number: 6129
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2013-06-22 15:02:13

  • Urophora cardui, male  6130
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2013-06-22 15:02:29
    Image number: 6130
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2013-06-22 15:02:29

  • Urophora cardui, plant gall  856
    Urophora cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)  Distelbohrfliege  Canada Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora cardui, plant gall
    DE, Chemnitz; 2003-10-12 11:53:15
    Image number: 856
    plant gall
    DE, Chemnitz
    2003-10-12 11:53:15


Further vernacular names:
Thistle Stem Gall-fly
Classification:
Urophora cardui belongs to the subfamily Tephritinae, tribe Myopitini.

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
  4. Josef Mik [Mick] (1897): Zur Biologie von Urophora cardui L. Ein dipterologischer Beitrag. – Wien. Entomol. Ztg. – 16: 155 - 164.