Cheilosia chloris (Meigen, 1822)
on cabbage thistle
parasite
Oviposition at the underside of a leaf, near its base. The larva lives as a borer, probably in the stem.
host plants
Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous
Cirsium oleraceum.
distribution within Europe
references
Dockzkal (1996a, 2002a [“chlorus”]), Marcos-García (1990a), Reemer, Renema, van Steenis ao (2009a), Speight (2017a).