Suillia tuberiperda

Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of heleomyzidae.[1]

Suillia tuberiperda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Suborder:
Brachycera
Family:
Heleomyzidae
Subfamily:
Suilliinae
Tribe:
Suilliini
Genus:
Suillia
Species:
S. tuberiperda
Binomial name
Suillia tuberiperda
(Rondani, 1867)
Synonyms

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]

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  2. Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.


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