Lasioptera carophila F. Löw, 1874

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Material: VE, Faerder: Jørestrand, 59.07533°N 10.45360°E ± 50m, 10 June 2019, on Anthriscus sylvestris, L, leg. AF, BOLD: NHMO- ENT-548118, coll. NHMO ; Ø, Indre Østfold: Mysen, 59.543882°N 11.346328°E ± 50m, 4 August 2022, on Pimpinella saxifraga, LF, leg. HE & OS, coll. NHMO .

Biology: The orange larvae develop in stem galls on a broad range of Apiaceae . The stem is swollen at the branching point of the main umbel or one of the umbellets, and contains a chamber with a single larva in it. Bivoltine; pupation and hibernation in the gall. The species is redescribed in Dorchin & Freidberg (2011).

Distribution: Western Palearctic. Widespread in Europe including Norway, Sweden and Denmark.