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

Urophora (Urophora) stylata (Fabricius, 1775)

Bull Thistle Gall Fly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Musca stylata Fabricius, 1775 | Euribia leucanthi Hendel, 1927 | Euribia pia Hering, 1938 | Musca iacobeae Panzer, 1805 | Musca jacobeae Panzer, 1805 | Trupanea cirsii Schrank, 1803 | Trupanea leucacanthi Schrank, 1803 | Urophora stilata Lioy, 1864 | Urophora venabulata Rondani, 1870 | Urophora vulcanica Rondani, 1870 |

  • Urophora stylata, female  1020
    Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)    Bull Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora stylata, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2007-06-03 11:10:08
    Image number: 1020
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2007-06-03 11:10:08

  • Urophora stylata, male  861
    Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)    Bull Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora stylata, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-07-30 10:07:58
    Image number: 861
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-07-30 10:07:58

  • Urophora stylata, male  903
    Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)    Bull Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora stylata, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-06-15 12:09:04
    Image number: 903
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-06-15 12:09:04

  • Urophora stylata, male  904
    Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)    Bull Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora stylata, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-06-28 13:21:40
    Image number: 904
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-06-28 13:21:40

  • Urophora stylata, male  905
    Urophora stylata (Fabricius, 1775)    Bull Thistle Gall Fly 
    Urophora stylata, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-06-28 13:21:28
    Image number: 905
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-06-28 13:21:28


Further vernacular names:
Spear-thistle Gall-fly
Classification:
Urophora stylata 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