Terellia fuscicornis (Loew, 1844)
(Artichoke Fly)

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)

Identification 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.
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:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Terellia fuscicornis (Artichoke Fly)
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