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

Urophora (Urophora) quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)

Kleine Flockenblumen-Bohrfliege Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Trypeta quadrifaciata Meigen, 1826 | Urophora dejeanii Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 |

  • Urophora quadrifasciata, female 854
    Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)  Kleine Flockenblumen-Bohrfliege  Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly 
    Urophora quadrifasciata, female
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-07-31 13:53:33
    Image number: 854
    female
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-07-31 13:53:33
  • Urophora quadrifasciata, female 5068
    Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)  Kleine Flockenblumen-Bohrfliege  Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly 
    Urophora quadrifasciata, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2011-07-24 12:21:23
    Image number: 5068
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2011-07-24 12:21:23
  • Urophora quadrifasciata, male 855
    Urophora quadrifasciata (Meigen, 1826)  Kleine Flockenblumen-Bohrfliege  Four-barred Knapweed Gall Fly 
    Urophora quadrifasciata, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-30 12:07:07
    Image number: 855
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-30 12:07:07

Classification:
Urophora quadrifasciata 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