Terellia serratulae
A gall fly that has fairly clear wings and an abdomen with a chequered pattern of beige and black.
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Around thistles.
Summer.
The larvae feed mainly on thistles causing galls to form.
Scattered records from England and the south coast of Wales.
Occasional in Leicestershire and Rutland.
David Nicholls
Fosse Meadows
08 July 2011
Mike Higgott
County Hall
14 July 2015
Mike Higgott
County Hall
14 July 2015
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Tephritidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 7
- First record:
- 08/07/2011 (Nicholls, David)
- Last record:
- 03/07/2022 (Higgott, Mike)
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