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Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui

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Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Folly Farm 5 Feb 2024, 3:27 p.m. 23 Aug 2023, 2:09 p.m.
Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Folly Farm 5 Feb 2024, 3:27 p.m. 23 Aug 2023, 2:11 p.m.
Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Bristol 5 Feb 2024, 3:36 p.m. 22 Aug 2023, 5:24 p.m.
Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Bristol 5 Feb 2024, 3:36 p.m. 22 Aug 2023, 5:25 p.m.
Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Blaise Castle 5 Feb 2024, 5:09 p.m. 16 Aug 2023, 7:26 p.m.
Thistle Gall Fly Thistle Gall Fly - Urophora cardui dylan Blaise Castle 5 Feb 2024, 5:09 p.m. 16 Aug 2023, 7:26 p.m.

Species Description

Widespread and fairly frequent in the South. Habitat includes: Anywhere with the host plant in places such as gardens, parks, allotments, churchyards, field margins, roadside verges etc. Flight period: May to September. Causes galls on the stems of Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense).

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