Chirosia grossicauda
Chirosia grossicauda
Description
The larva of the fly Chirosia grossicauda causes galls to form on Bracken fronds. The tip of the pinnule (involving a few pinnules) rolls downwards and may discolour, inside a white maggot mines along the main vein.
Identification difficulty
Gall 
Adult 
Habitat
Wherever Bracken is present.
When to see it
August to October.
UK Status
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
sue
Newtown Linford, Rough Hill, middle meadow, SE edge
11 July 2021
gall on Bracken
Graham Calow
Owston Woods
14 June 2018
sue
Newtown Linford, Rough Hill, middle meadow, SE edge
11 July 2021
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