Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tephritidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Urophora | |
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Similar Urophora, Melangyna novaezelandiae, Antipodochlora braueri, Trigonospila brevifacies, Austrolestes colensonis | ||
Urophora stylata showing ovipositor
Urophora stylata 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 thistle of genus Cirsium or Carduus.
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Urophora stylata laying eggs tephritidae
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