Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794)

Korneyev, S. V., Babytskiy, A. I., Kameneva, E. P. & Korneyev, V. A., 2021, New records of the tephritid and picture-winged flies (Diptera: Tephritidae, Ulidiidae) from Chernivtsi Region (Ukraine). I. Floristic hotspots as refugia for flies, Ukrainska Entomofaunistyka (Oxford, England) 12 (3), pp. 17-26 : 18

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5749520
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scientific name	Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794)
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Acanthiophilus helianthi (Rossi, 1794) View in CoL

Material examined. Khotyn , 21.06.2021, 1♀ (alcohol) ( V. Korneyev & Babytskiy leg.) ; Spaska , 24.07.2019, 1♂, 1♀ (S Korneyev, V. Korneyev & Babytskiy leg.) , 05.09.2019, 1♀, 10.07.2021, 2♂, 2♀, 23.07.2021, 3♂, 4♀ ( V. Korneyev leg.) ; Valava , 23.06.2021, 1♀ (alcohol) ( V. Korneyev & Babytskiy leg.) ; Zavoloka , 09.07.2021, 3♂, 7♀, 23.07.2021, 2♂, 4♀, 23.07.2021, 2♂, 5♀ (alcohol) ( V. Korneyev leg.) .

Distribution. Throughout Central and Southern Europe ( Merz & Korneyev, 2004). Throughout Ukraine; Chernivtsi Region (first record).

Notes. Wide oligophagous species; larvae in flower heads of various species of Centaurea , as well as some Carduus and Galactites (Merz, 1994) ; in Chernivtsi Region associated with Centaurea scabiosa and C. jacea . Overwinters as adults.