Orellia

Orellia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.[1][2][3]

Orellia
Orellia falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Schizophora
Subsection:
Acalyptratae
Superfamily:
Tephritoidea
Family:
Tephritidae
Genus:
Orellia

Orellia ruficauda feeds on creeping thistle and has been reported to be the most effective biological control agent for that plant.[4] Its larvae parasitize the seed heads, feeding solely upon fertile seed heads.[5]

Species
  • Orellia falcata (Scopoli, 1763) [6]
  • Orellia scorzonerae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
  • Orellia stictica (Gmelin, 1790)
  • Orellia tragopogonis Korneyev, 2003[7]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 12, 2009. Retrieved February 4, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Moore 1975, Maw 1976
  5. Lalonde
  6. Essex Field Club
  7. Catalogue of life


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