Pegomya rubivora (Coquillett in Slingerland, 1897)
raspberry cane maggot
on Filipendula, Rubus
Rubus spec., Hongarije, Mosonmagyaróvár, 18.v.2019 © László Érsek: infected shoot
the young larva initially makes a spiralling bark mine
cross section through the stem, with larva
larva
mouth field with mandibles
anterior spiraculum
gall (from Eaton)
gal
The solitary larva bores in the pith of a young shoot, causing a conspicuous swelling. Halfway the gall the tiny hole is visible that was made by the fly at the oviposition. The top part of the shoot wilts.
hostplants
Rosaceae, oligophagous
Filipendula ulmaria; Rubus idaeus.
distribution within Europe
egg, larva, puparium
all stages are described and illustrated by Dušek:
cephalic skeleton of 3rd instar larva
puparium
references
Buhr (1964b, “rubicola”), Dušek (1970a), Eaton (2016a), Rotheray (2022a), Suwa (1974a).