Tephritis neesii (Meigen, 1830)
(Ox-eye Daisy Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy 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)
Records of Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly) :
1: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
larval feeding traces in capitula of Ox-eye Daisy
Image 1: Feeding traces in disk florets - dark background
2: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
23 Jun 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Male, swept off Lesser Knapwed (Ox-eye Daisy nearby)
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
9 Aug 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
2 females, swept off (mostly) Sawwort
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Wing - ventral view - magnified - white background
4: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
18 Jul 2015 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off Saw-wort
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver background
5: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
24 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Single male, swept off Bracken
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Wing - magnified
6: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
24 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU86 51° 20’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Two females, swept off Bracken
Image 1: Female - abdomen and oviscape - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - lateral view - magnified - white backgroundImage 7: Wing - magnified
7: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
28 Apr 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
On Dog Daisy . Photos: Male, wing-waving
Image 1: Male - wing-waving - latero-dorsal - enlargedImage 2: Male - wing-waving - postero-lateral - enlarged
8: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
16 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, attracted to MV trap
Image 1: Female - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - grey background
9: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
6 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Feeding traces in Ox-eye Daisy
Image 1: Capitulum - TS showing larvaImage 2: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larvaImage 3: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva (2)Image 4: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva (3)Image 5: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva - close-upImage 6: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva - close-up (2)Image 7: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva - close-up (3)Image 8: Ox-eye Daisy capitulum showing brown path of feeding larva - close-up (4)Image 9: Capitulum with seeds removed to show embedded puparium - pupa removed - enlargedImage 10: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 11: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey background (2)Image 12: Male - latero-ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 14: Wing - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 15: Capitulum - seeds removed to show embedded puparium - pupa removed - magnifiedImage 16: Wing - magnifiedImage 17: Wing - magnified (2)Image 18: Wing - magnified - grey background
10: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
28 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Puparia and larvae in Ox-eye Daisy capitula
Image 1: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlargedImage 2: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlarged (2)Image 3: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlarged (3)Image 4: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlarged (4)Image 5: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlarged (5)Image 6: Capitulum of foodplant - feeding damage - enlarged (6)Image 7: Female - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Female - head & thorax - dorsal view - close-up - magnifiedImage 9: Female - head & thorax - lateral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 10: Female - lateral view - magnifiedImage 11: Female - ventral view - magnifiedImage 12: Larva - magnifiedImage 13: Larva - magnified (2)Image 14: Male - three quarter view - magnifiedImage 15: Male - ventral view - magnifiedImage 16: Puparia and larva - magnifiedImage 17: Puparium - mature - magnifiedImage 18: Puparium - recent - magnifiedImage 19: Puparium - recent - magnified (2)Image 20: Puparium - recent - magnified (3)Image 21: Wing - magnifiedImage 22: Wing - magnified (2)Image 23: Wing - magnified (3)
11: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Male - lateral view
12: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept off Rest Harrow
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - lateral view (2)
13: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept off Wild Carrot
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 3: Male - lateral view
14: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
swept
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - one wing spreadImage 2: Male - lateral view
15: Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
12 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at window, indoors
Image 1: Female - three views

Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Tephritis neesii (Ox-eye Daisy Fly)
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