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Wormwood Fly
Campiglossa absinthii
Campiglossa absinthii is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae, the gall flies. The species is found in the Palearctic. Long. : 3-4 mm. The body is ashy grey; the humeral callus and part of pleura yellowish. The mesonotum has three or five more or less distinct brown bands. The legs are sometimes entirely rufous. The wings are opaline with brown spots.
The larvae feed on Asteraceae, including Artemisia maritima and Artemisia vulgaris.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 736545.