Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tephritidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Urophora | |
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Similar Urophora affinis, Urophora, Larinus minutus, Metzneria paucipunctella, Cyphocleonus achates | ||
Urophora quadrifasciata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus Urophora of the family Tephritidae. The host plant for the larvae is usually a knapweed (Centaurea sp), and because of this, it is used to control Centaurea maculosa.
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