Botanophila phrenione (Séguy, 1937)
cephalic skeleton of 3rd instar larva (from Dušek)
parasite
The larva develops by consuming the fungal “sleeve” of Epichloë typhina (s.l.); ath the other hand the adult fly contributes to the distribution of the fungal spores.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Phorbia phrenione.
references
Dušek (1969a), Leuchtmann & Michelsen (2015a).