Acidia cognata

Description

6 to7 mm. An orange fly with black patterning on the wings. The larvae mine the leaves of Colt’s-foot and Butterbur making upper surface blotches.  When two or more larvae mine the same leaf the affected area can be quite large.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Areas where Colt’s-foot or Butterbur occur.

When to see it

The mines may be encountered in early autumn.

UK Status

Widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

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Species profile

Species group:
Flies
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tephritidae
Records on NatureSpot:
13
First record:
16/10/2017 (Calow, Graham)
Last record:
12/11/2020 (Calow, Graham)

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