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Tephritis arnicae
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Tephritis arnicae is a species of picture-winged fly of the family Tephritidae,[6] which are variously known as fruit-flies (North America) or gall flies (Britain and Ireland).[7]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tephritidae |
Subfamily: | Tephritinae |
Tribe: | Tephritini |
Genus: | Tephritis |
Species: | T. arnicae |
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The larvae feed in the flowerheads of species of Arnica montana,[8] Doronicum grandiflorum, D. austriacum and D. hungaricum.[9][10]