Acidia cognata is a species of fly in the family Tephritidae.

[1] This species can be found in most of Europe, including Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UkraineAnd Brazil.

@[2][3] These flies mainly occur in meadows and spruce forest edges.

The head is pale yellow-white, with bright red eyes and a dull stripe on the forehead.

The wings are markedly colored and shows five dark grey or brownish bands, which are interconnected.