Cheilosia aerea Dufour, 1848
on mullein
parasite
The biology of the larva is undescribed; possibly it lives saprophagously from rotting leaves.
host plants
Scrophulariaceae, monophagous
Verbascum densiflorum, nigrum, parviflorum, pulverulentum.
distribution within Europe
synonyms
Cheilosia zetterstedti (Becker, 1894).
references
Doczkal (1996a), Reemer, Renema, van Steenis ao (2009a), Smit, Reemer & Renema (2001a), Speight (2017a).