Rayed Thistle Fly Tephritis cometa Loew (Diptera: Tephritidae) a new record to India

Authors

  • Rayees Ahmad Bhat Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir 190006, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1690-3752
  • Tariq Ahmad Entomology Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir 190006, India.
  • Barkat Hussain Division of Entomology, Faculty of Horticulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science & Technology- Kashmir, Jammu & Kashmir 190025, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.8071.15.6.23344-23349

Keywords:

T. cometa, Methyl Eugeno, Yellow simple bottle trap, Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir, Central Asia

Abstract

Tephritis cometa Loew, 1840, known to infest field thistle or Canada thistle or creeping thistle Cirsium arvense, a medicinal plant used as a tonic and to treat disease such as diarrhea and tuberculosis; it is diuretic. Cirsium arvense is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae and is native to Europe, northern Africa, and western Asia. We report the first record of Tephritis cometa Loew, 1840 in southern Asia from Kashmir, India. The identified specimen of Tephritis cometa, commonly known as Rayed Thistle Fly was found on Cirsium arvense, a grass (Asteraceae) at the site, SKU2 in district Kulgam. However, the actual host plant is unknown. This paper includes morphological studies, key identification, diagnosis, and its distribution.

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