Urophora Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830
(a genus of gall flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Urophora cardui
Thistle Stem Gall-fly
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)Wing (Click to open)
 		Species 46 images
Urophora cuspidata
Greater Knapweed Gall-fly
Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 24 images
Urophora jaceana
Knapweed Gall-fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 24 images
Urophora quadrifasciata
Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly
Female (Click to open)
 		Species 22 images
Urophora solstitialis
Musk Thistle Gall-fly
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Urophora stylata
Spear-thistle Gall-fly
Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open) (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 58 images 1 ident. refs
[Urophora jaceana agg.]
a group of gall flies with indistinguishable males
Male (Click to open)
 		Informal 3 subtaxa 64 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusUrophora (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)

Urophora (a genus of gall flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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