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UK Nature  > Flies  > Acidia cognata




Scientific Name:   Acidia cognata
Common Name:   Leaf Mining Fly

Acidia cognata is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae. It is a relatively large species, the body length reaching 6.5 to 7.0 mm. It has a golden orange-brown body, pale yellow-white head, bright red eyes and dark grey or brownish markings on the wings. Wing length can reach 5 to 7 mm. Adults are on the wing from May until early October.

Acidia cognata are mainly found in meadows and forest edges and are monophagous leaf miners of a variety of plants in the family Asteraceae, mainly feeding from August until October on Arctium lappa (Greater Burdock), Petasites fragrans (Winter Heliotrope), Petasites albus (White Butterbur) and Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot). Pupation occurs externally, in the soil.










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