TQ4792 31/08/2019 ©Raymond Small 

Tephritis formosa

Inhabits meadows and grassland where its larvae live on flower-heads of Hawk's-beard, Cat's-ear and Sow-thistle, causing galls to form. The adults measure 4-6mm; females are slightly larger than the males.

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