Tephritis fallax (Loew, 1844)

Kovac, D., Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2022, A Review Of Tephritidae And Ulidiidae (Diptera, Tephritoidea) Of Croatia, Zoodiversity 56 (5), pp. 349-372 : 358

Tephritis fallax (Loew, 1844) * ( figs 3 , c–e)

Material. Karlovac: Modruš : Richtung Senj Strasse (“ Insektenzoo ”), 05.06.2022, 1 ♀ (Kovac leg.) ( SMNF).

Remarks. Larvae infest flower heads of Leontodon hispidus (Asteraceae) ( Merz, 1994). Tephritis fallax can be easily recognized from closely related species with similar wing patterns by its black setulose abdominal tergites ( fig. 3 , e).

Figures

Fig. 3. Tephritis conura (a–b) and T. fallax ♀ (c–e): a — head and thorax right; b, c — wing; d — habitus right; e — abdomen dorsal.