Suillia tuberiperda

(Suillia tuberiperda)

Description

The truffle fly, Suillia tuberiperda, is a European species of heleomyzidae. 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.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Heleomyzidae
Genus:Suillia
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