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Knapweed Peacock Fly

Chaetorellia acrolophi

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Chaetorellia acrolophi is a species of tephritid fruit fly known as the knapweed peacock fly. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, especially spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa). The adult fly is light greenish brown with brown-banded wings and iridescent green eyes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 1