Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of Heleomyzidae.[1]
Suillia tuberiperda | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Heleomyzidae |
Genus: | Suillia |
Species: | S. tuberiperda |
Binomial name | |
Suillia tuberiperda (Rondani, 1867) | |
Synonyms | |
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Its larvae develop in truffles, a behavior exploited in the search for truffles. The eggs are deposited in the soil above the fruiting bodies, and the emerging larvae dig for the truffles.[2]
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