Liriomyza endiviae Hering, 1955

mine

Brownish, upper-surface blotch, preceded by a short, quickly widening gallery. Frass in numerous, blackish-green, regularly scattered granules. Secondary feeding lines conspicuous. Pupation outside the mine. Exit slit in upper epidermis.

hostplants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Cichorium intybus; Crepis biennis, capillaris, paludosa; Lactuca serriola, virosa; Lapsana communis; Sonchus arvensis, asper, oleraceus.

phenology

Larvae in April-May, July, and September (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

distribution within Europe

From Germany and Czechia to the Iberian Peninsula; also Lithuania (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

references

Beiger (1979a), Černý (2004a, 2011a), Guglya (2025a), Hering (1955c, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (2000a), Papp & Černý (2018a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).