Suillia tuberiperda

Suillia tuberiperda
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Heleomyzidae
Genus:	Suillia
Species:	S. tuberiperda
Binomial name
	Suillia tuberiperda; (Rondani, 1867)
Synonyms
	Helomyza tuberiperda Rondani, 1867;

Suillia tuberiperda, the truffle fly, is a European species of Heleomyzidae.^[1]

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.^[2]

References

^ "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

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[1] "Fauna Europaea". European Commission. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[2] Behr, André (31 December 2006). "Die Trüffel-Plantage". Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 27 July 2013.

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