Tephritis matricariae (Loew, 1844)
(a gall fly)

Interactions where Tephritis matricariae is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva feeds within capitulum Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritis matricariae (Loew, 1844) (Dip.: Tephritidae) new to Britain and breeding in East Kent, Clemons, L., 2000
Tephritidae host plants, Clemons, L., 2016
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis matricariae/Tephritis matricariaea gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis capillaris/Crepis capillarissmooth hawk’s-beardcapitulum
larva larva feeds within capitulum Crepis vesicaria ssp taraxacifolia Beaked Hawk’s-beard Asterales: Asteraceae Tephritis matricariae (Loew, 1844) (Dip.: Tephritidae) new to Britain and breeding in East Kent, Clemons, L., 2000
Tephritidae host plants, Clemons, L., 2016
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis matricariae/Tephritis matricariaea gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia/Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifoliabeaked hawk’s-beardcapitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
Clemons, L., 2000Tephritis matricariae (Loew, 1844) (Dip.: Tephritidae) new to Britain and breeding in East KentEntomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 112: 225-230.
Clemons, L., 2016Tephritidae host plants

Tephritis matricariae (a gall fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tephritis matricariae (a gall fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTephritis matricariae (a gall fly)
GenusTephritis (a genus of gall flies)
FamilyTEPHRITIDAE (gall-flies, greater fruit flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tephritis matricariae (a gall fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Clemons, L. 2000 Tephritis matricariae (Loew, 1844) (Dip.: Tephritidae) new to Britain and breeding in East Kent Entomologist’s Record and journal of variation Vol 112: 225-230.
Harding, B. Tephritis conura and matricariae www.dipteristsforum.org.uk/t2338-Tephritis-conura-matricariae.html

Tephritis matricariae (a gall fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tephritis matricariae (a gall fly):

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