P{SUPor-P} insertion ~20bp downstream of the Ephrin transcription start site.
Mutant larvae fail to encapsulate eggs when parasitised by the avirulent L. boulardi wasp strain G486 (no melanisation is seen). Plasmatocytes fully cover the egg, while lamellocytes partially cover it.
There are no obvious axon guidance defects in EphrinKG09118 embryos.
The mushroom bodies of EphrinKG09118 flies show reduced α lobe projections.