Tephritis leontodontis (Degeer, 1776)
on Leontodon, Scorzoneroides
gall
Flower heads swollen and disfigured. Larvae initially within the achenes, later between them; pupation partly in the capitula, partly in the soil.
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Leontodon hispidus, saxatilis; Scorzoneroides autumnalis, helvetica.
references
Buhr (1964b), Dauphin & Aniotsbehere (1997a), Dirlbeck & Dirlbeck (1994a), Houard (1909a), Merz & Kofler (2008a), Redfern & Shirley (2011a), Smit (2010a), Spooner & Bowdrey (2012a), Stary (1930a), White (1988a).