Cheilosia cynocephala Loew, 1840
musk-thistle cheilosia
on thistles
parasite
Badly known species; the larva would live in the top part of the stems.
host plants
Asreraceae-Carduinae, narrowly oligophagous
Carduus crispus, nutans; ? Cirsium arvense.
distribution within Europe
references
Reemer, Renema, van Steenis ao (2009a), Rotheray (1988a), Speight (2017a).