Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Ozirhincus tanaceti, Sweden

Posted by Orseolia on 07-09-2011 08:58
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These are excellent images of Ozirhincus tanaceti on Tanacetum vulgare. Larvae develop in the slightly swollen bases of florets. A number of other Anthemidae are also hosts, notably Achillea millefolium. Five species of Ozirhincus are currently listed in the world catalogue of Cecidomyiidae.

Keith Harris