Species Account for Myopites inulaedyssentericae
Myopites inulaedyssentericae Blot, 1827
Diptera: other groups: Tephritidae
Reproduction for study and non-profit use permitted, all other rights reserved.
Click on dot to query records
Essex RDB: Listed
Additional Phenology Data
Images
sorry, no pictures available for this species yet - if you have an image please upload itTaxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
Species text
Myopites inulaedyssentericae is a picture-winged fly whose larvae induce a gall in the capitulum of Fleabane Pulicaria dysenterica. Records are mainly coastal and range from Hants to Kent with an old record from Surrey. There are records from a number of localities in Essex, mainly near the coast. References
Habitats
Recorded management for locations with Myopites inulaedyssentericae
Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Myopites inulaedyssentericae
Why not join the Club, register and add a new species page
Interpretation of distribution maps