Tephritis matricariae - Tephritis matricariae
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Species Description
Scattered but rare and local in the South. It is probably under-recorded and should be expanding it's range. It's a relatively recent arrival from mainland Europe where the food plant (Beaked Hawk's-beard) is native to. Habitat includes: Anywhere with Beaked Hawk's-beard such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, roadside verges, railway banks, wasteland, coasts etc.