Cheilosia vernalis (Falén, 1817)
yarrow cheilosia
on Asteraceae
parasite
The larvae have been observed as stem borers and, in Tragopogon, in the involucre. The wide variation both in biology and host plant reflects the strong variability of the species,
host plants
Asteraceae, broadly oligophagous
Achillea millefolium; Cirsium rivulare; Matricaria chamomilla; Sonchus oleraceus;Tragopogon.
distribution within Europe
references
Reemer, Renema, van Steenis ao (2009a), Speight (2017a), Ståhls, Vujić & Milankov (2008a)..