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Oxyna flavipennis female · margasparnė ♀

EN · clouded yarrow fly, Achillea fruit fly
DE · 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.
1880

model Canon EOS 20D
f 16
EV± 0.0 EV
speed 1/250 s
flash yes, mode: compulsory
ISO 100
focal 65 mm
mode manual