Collessomyia

{{Short description|Genus of flies}}

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| taxon = Collessomyia

| authority = Hardy & Drew, 1996{{cite journal |last1=Hardy |first1=D.E. |last2=Drew |first2=R.A.I. |title=Revision of the Australian Tephritini (Diptera: Tephritidae) |journal=Invertebrate Taxonomy |date=1996 |volume=10 |issue=2 |pages=213–405|doi=10.1071/IT9960213 }}

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| type_species = Collessomyia setiger

| type_species_authority = Hardy & Drew, 1996

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Collessomyia is a genus of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae. They exhibit behaviors of regular fruit flies, such as feeding on plant material and laying eggs on host plants.{{Cite web |title=Collessomyia |url=https://eol.org/pages/79412 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |website=Encyclopedia of Life}} Its found in Australia.{{cite journal |last1=Norrbom |first1=A.L. |last2=Carroll |first2=L.E. |last3=Thompson |first3=F.C. |last4=White |first4=I.M |last5=Freidberg |first5=A. |title=Systematic Database of Names. Pp. 65-252. In Thompson, F. C. (ed.), Fruit Fly Expert Identification System and Systematic Information Database. |journal=Myia |date=1999 |volume=9 |pages=vii + 524}}

Species

Diet

The diet of a Collessomyia primarily consists of plant material. Its larvae will feed on the tissue of its host plant, while adults may feed on nectar or other plant exudates.

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Category:Tephritinae

Category:Tephritidae genera

Category:Diptera of Australasia

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