Agromyza apfelbecki Strobl, 1902
mine
Corridor, both upon and in the midrib and principal lateral veins. From the corridor many short, broad excursions enter the lamina. Most of the frass as discrete grains in the main corridor. Pupation outside the mine (Hering, 1957a).
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Carduus acanthoides; Cirsium creticum; Cynara baetica, cardunculus, scolymus.
Pest in artichoke cultivation (Dempewolf, 2004a; Spencer, 1976b).
phenology
From spring on, in 3 generations (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Southern Europe, also France and Germany (Fauna Europaea, 2007; von Tschirnhaus, 1999a).
larva
puparium
Brown (Ricchello, 1928a), red (de Meijere, 1946a).
synonyms
Agromyza andalusiaca Strobl, 1906.
references
Amsel & Hering (1931a), Benavent, Martínez, Moreno & Jiménez (2004a), Černý (2004a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Dempewolf (2004a), Drăghia (1968a, 1972a), Hering (1957a, 1967a), Huber (1969a), de Meijere (1946a), Gil Ortiz (2009a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Ricchello (1928), (Spencer, 1966b, 1973b,c), Süss (1982a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).
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