Aciura coryli

Aciura coryli is a species of tephritid or fruit fly in the family Tephritidae.[1]

Aciura coryli
Aciura coryli fly on Ballota nigra, in Bucharest, Romania
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tephritidae
Genus:
Aciura
Species:
Aciura coryli

The larvae of this species live in flowers of Phlomis and Ballota (Labiatae). Its distribution encompasses the entire Mediterranean region, where it is often collected in locations with large stocks of host plants. In contrast, the published finds from Central Europe (Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic) are old and the species has not been confirmed in these countries in recent decades. The present relatively modern evidence deserves our attention because it is evidence of the still existing occurrence in Central Europe. - The plant genus Phlomis does not occur in East Tyrol (FISCHER et al. 2005), Ballota nigra occasionally in the valley of Lienz and near Virgen.[2]

References
  1. "Dictionary of Common (Vernacular) Names".
  2. "Fruitflies from East-Tyrol and Carinthia (Austria). (Diptera:Tephritidae)" (PDF).


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