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Chirosia similata (Tiensu, 1939) [Diptera: Anthomyiidae] Acrostilpna similata Tiensu, 1939. Annls ent. fenn. 5: 246.

Leaf-mine: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Dryopteridaceae       Dryopteris     Mike Ackland, pers. comm. Hosts elsewhere: Unknown. Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Uncommon. Records include Worcester, Devon, Hants, Wilts, Oxford, W. Brom (Mike Ackland, pers. comm.). Berks, North Hants, Salop, Stafford, West Suffolk and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland and Sweden (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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