Kingdom Animalia Order Diptera Family Heleomyzidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Suborder Brachycera Subfamily Suilliinae Genus Suillia | |
Similar Suillia pallida, Suillia fuscicornis, Suillia affinis | ||
The truffle fly, Suillia tuberiperda, is a European species of heleomyzidae.
Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.
References
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