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Oxyna flavipennis · margasparnė

  • clouded yarrow fly, Achillea fruit fly
  • Schafgarben-Bohrfliege, Schafgarbenbohrfliege

The larvae feed inside galls on yarrows (Achillea) roots. Gall more or less globular, brown swelling at the root collar, up to 8 mm, often several together. The gall mostly is unilocular and has a thick, fleshy wall. The solitary larve pupates in the ground.