Cheilosia albipila Meigen, 1838
large marsh thistle cheilosia
on distels
parasite
The larvae bore in the basal part of them stem. Pupation in the soil.
host plants
Asteraceae-Carduinae, narrowly oligophagous
Carduus crispus, nutans; Cirsium oleraceum, palustre.
phenology
Hibernation as puparium.
distribution within Europe
larva
See Rotheray.
notes
Although the females need thistles for oviposition, thei main food source consists of willow pollen (Radišić ao).
references
Doczkal (1996a), Radišić, Papadopoulos, Vujić & Šimić (2001a), Reemer, Renema, van Steenis ao (2009a), Rotheray (1988b), Speight (2017a) .