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Tephritid Fly

DateSat 2012-08-25

Tephritid fly Sphenella marginata (Diptera: Tephritidae).  The host plants for its larvae are various ragworts and groundsels (Senecio sp and Jacobeae sp).

Photos taken in the field below Chazey Wood, near Caversham, UK, on 2012-07-08.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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