Ragwort Seed Fly

Botanophila jacobaeae

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae

Botanophila seneciella, the ragwort seed fly or ragwort seed head fly, is a fly species in the family Anthomyiidae. Larvae feed within seed heads of Jacobaea vulgaris (the tansy ragwort), often destroying all of the developing seeds. It is also found feeding on Senecio vulgaris (the groundsel).

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United Kingdom · 6

Sources and credits

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Ragwort Seed Fly

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