Posted by cebe on 27-07-2010 22:33
#11
Still have them...
Found this info:
«Pegohylemyia jacobaeae Ragwort seed fly (Anthomyiidae)
Larvae predatory on other fly larvae in flower heads of Senecio erucifolius & S. jacobaea. [genus may be cited as Botanophila]
Pegohylemyia seneciella (fly, Anthomyiidae)
Larvae in flower heads of Senecio jacobaea, producing a cone of froth, which dries, in the middle of the flower. Found where Ragwort plants are few; in large stands there is greater probability of predation by Pegohylemyia jacobaea.»
in http://www.buglife.org.uk/conservation/currentprojects/Habitats+Action/Ragwort/ragwortfactfile
(Fauna Europaea uses «Botanophila»)
Bart
Edited by cebe on 27-07-2010 22:41