Hawksbeard Fly
Tephritis matricariae
Description
Over all length 5mm. The head and body are brownish and the wigs patterned with grey.
Habitat
Meadows, open spaces and brownfield sites where Hawksbeard grows. The larvae form galls in the flower-heads.
Status and distribution
Thinly distributed across southern England. Uncommon in Nottinghamshire and recorded once at Netherfield Lagoons.
Best time to see
March to September.