Thistle Gall Fly Urophora cardui

I used the RES key to identify this. It seems the wing pattern is unique, though not very dissimilar to at least one congener.

female Thistle Gall Fly Urophora cardui, North Elmham railway (Norfolk, UK), 24th May 2024

I'd seen the gall before. This was during a fungal foray and I don't recall who pointed it out or if I noticed it myself. I ddidn't record what species of thistle it was on (maybe you can tell from the photo?).

Thistle Gall Fly Urophora cardui gall, Beeston Common (Norfolk, UK), 20th October 2018

I think this gall was on Creeping Thistle.

Thistle Gall Fly Urophora cardui gall, Wendling Beck Environment Project (Norfolk, UK), 31st July 2024