Orellia falcata is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the family Tephritidae.
[4] This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East.
Females lay their eggs in holes on the host plant.
Larvae live in root crown of Tragopogon pratensis.
[6][8] This article related to members of the fly sub-family Tephritinae is a stub.