Lasioptera carophila Diptera: Cecidomyiidae - gall midge
Lasioptera carophila

Gall on Daucus carota, Wild Carrot

Hosts:
Apiaceae, broadly oligophagous on Aethusa,Ammi, Anethum, Angelica, Anthriscus, Berula, Bupleurum, Carum, Chaerophyllum, Conium, Conopodium, Daucus, Eryngium, Falcaria, Ferula, Foeniculum, Heracleum, Oenanthe, Pastinaca, Petroselinum, Peucedanum, Pimpinella, Selinum, Seseli, Silaum, Smyrnium, Tordylium, Torilis






Lasioptera carophila

Lasioptera carophila

Lasioptera carophila

Below: Parasitic larvae in Lasioptera carophila gall - probably Eupelmus sp.
Lasioptera carophila, parasite larva

Lasioptera carophila, parasite larva
Lasioptera carophila
Holes Bay, Dorset. September 2018

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