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 |
Further vernacular names:
Thistle Stem Gall-flyClassification:
Urophora cardui belongs to the subfamily Tephritinae, tribe Myopitini.References, further reading, links:
- 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.
- Ian M. White (1988). Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. Tephritid Flies. Diptera: Tephritidae. Vol: 10 - Part 5a. Royal Entomological Society of London.
- Plant Parasites of Europe
- Josef Mik [Mick] (1897): Zur Biologie von Urophora cardui L. Ein dipterologischer Beitrag. – Wien. Entomol. Ztg. – 16: 155 - 164.
- Acidia cognata
- Chaetostomella cylindrica
- Myopites sp.
- Myopites stylatus
- Philophylla caesio
- Tephritis vespertina
- Terellia serratulae
- Trupanea amoena
- Trupanea guimari
- Banded Burdock Fly
- Bull Thistle Gall Fly
- Bur-marigold Fly
- Canada Thistle Gall Fly
- Cherry Fruit Fly
- Clouded Wormwood Fly
- Daisy Leafminer
- Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly
- Mediterranean Fruit Fly
- Melancholy Thistle Fly
- Mottled Thistle Fly
- Rayed Thistle Fly
- Red-tailed Thistle Fly
- Sonchus Fly
- Spectacled Berry Fly