Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)
(Artichoke Fly)

Interactions where Terellia fuscicornis 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 live capitulum UK/Ireland Cynara cardunculus Cardoon, Globe Artichoke Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cynara cardunculus/Cynara cardunculuscardoon, globe artichokelivecapitulum
larva larva feeds within live capitulum Foreign Cynara cardunculus Cardoon, Globe Artichoke Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cynara cardunculus/Cynara cardunculuscardoon, globe artichokelivecapitulum
puparium puparium may be found in live capitulum UK/Ireland Cynara cardunculus Cardoon, Globe Artichoke Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cynara cardunculus/Cynara cardunculuscardoon, globe artichokelivecapitulum
puparium puparium may be found in live capitulum Foreign Cynara cardunculus Cardoon, Globe Artichoke Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cynara cardunculus/Cynara cardunculuscardoon, globe artichokelivecapitulum
larva larva feeds within live capitulum Foreign Silybum marianum Milk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Silybum marianum/Silybum marianummilk thistlelivecapitulum
puparium puparium may be found in live capitulum Foreign Silybum marianum Milk Thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain, Whittingrton, A.E., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia fuscicornis/Terellia fuscicornisartichoke flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Silybum marianum/Silybum marianummilk thistlelivecapitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
Whittingrton, A.E., 2002Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to BritainEnt. Mon. Mag. Vol 138: 119-120.

Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTerellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly)
GenusTerellia (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 Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Sayara, N.P., Smith, C.A., White, I.M. & Knioa, K.M. 2009 Terellia fuscicornis (Diptera: Tephritidae): biological and morphological adaptation on artichoke and milk thistle Journal of Natural History Vol 43 (19-20): 1159-1181.
Whittingrton, A.E. 2002 Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 138: 119-120.
Whittington, A.E. 2002 Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844) (Dipt., Tephritidae) new to Britain Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 138: 119-120.

Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Sayara, N.P., Smith, C.A., White, I.M. & Knioa, K.M. 2009 Terellia fuscicornis (Diptera: Tephritidae): biological and morphological adaptation on artichoke and milk thistle Journal of Natural History Vol 43 (19-20): 1159-1181.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly):

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