Published December 2, 2021 | Version v1
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First record of Tephritis praecox (Diptera: Tephritidae), a pest of Calendula (Asteraceae), in Slovakia

Authors/Creators

  • 1. I. I. Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology
  • 2. University of Prešov

Description

Tephritis praecox (Loew, 1844) known to infest pot marigold (Calendula), a medicine plant used as anti-inflammatory and a remedy for healing wounds, as well as spice, predominantly in the Mediterranean region. It is recorded as a pest of cultivated Calendula in Slovakia for the first time. Morphology, phylogenetic relationships, biology and distribution are discussed.

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