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Oxeye daisy fly

Tephritis neesii (Meigen, 1830)

Status not recordedinsects

The oxeye daisy fly (Tephritis neesii) is a species in the family Tephritidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the oxeye daisy fly

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oxeye daisy fly live?

Not recorded

Is the oxeye daisy fly endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the oxeye daisy fly classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyTephritidae
  6. genusTephritis
  7. SpeciesTephritis neesii (Meigen, 1830)

Synonyms Tephritis conjuncta, Trypeta conjuncta, Trypeta neesii, Trypeta nusii

Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • Margariten-BohrfliegeGerman
  • Mouche de la margueriteFrench
  • Nees' boorvliegDutch

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oxeye daisy fly

Other species in the same genus Tephritis.

Burdock fly

Tephritis bardanae

TephritidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oxeye daisy fly?

The oxeye daisy fly (Tephritis neesii) belongs to the family Tephritidae in the order Diptera.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oxeye daisy fly (Tephritis neesii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxeye-daisy-fly

MLA

“Oxeye daisy fly (Tephritis neesii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxeye-daisy-fly.

BibTeX
@misc{oxeye_daisy_fly_2026,
  title = {Oxeye daisy fly (Tephritis neesii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oxeye-daisy-fly},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}