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Chirosia grossicauda

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Chirosia grossicauda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae
Genus: Chirosia
Species:
C. grossicauda
Binomial name
Chirosia grossicauda
Strobl, 1899

Chirosia grossicauda is a species of fly found in Europe. The larvae mine the lower rachis of bracken causing a swelling, known as a gall.

Lifecycle

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A white maggot mines the central vein of the pinnule (a secondary division of a frond of bracken) causing the tip to roll downwards. The larva probably pupate in the gall, but are likely to fall out when the fronds wither and fall to the ground, pupating in the leaf litter.[2][3]

Parasites

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Larva of Trybliographa ciliaris are endoparasitoid of the larvae of Chirosia grossicauda.[4]

Distribution

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In Europe the fly is found from Ireland to Russia and from the Iberian Peninsula to Scandinavia.[5] It has also been recorded in South Africa.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Chirosia grossicauda Strobl, 1899". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ Chinery, Michael (2011). Britain's Plant Galls. A photographic guide. Old Basing: WildGuides. p. 75. ISBN 978-190365743-0.
  3. ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2023). British Plant Galls (Third ed.). Shrewsbury: FSC Publications. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
  4. ^ "iNaturalist". Chirosia grossicauda. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ Ellis, W N. "Chirosia grossicauda Strobl, 1899 on Pteridium". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Chirosia grossicauda Strobl, 1899". Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). Retrieved 1 August 2023.