Agromyza erodii Hering, 1927
Diptera, Agromyzidae

Erodium laciniatum; from Hering (1927a)
mine
Mine starts with a rather long, contorted, lower-surface corridor, often following the leaf margin; the corridor abruptly widens to a large, upper-surface, very shallow, blotch. Frass as fine grains in the corridor, dispersed and very fine in the later blotch. Pupation external.
hostplants
Geraniaceae, monophagous
Erodium laciniatum.
phenology
Larvae in March.
distribution within Europe
Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
references
Hering (1927a, 1957a).
17/07/2010
Last modified 28.vi.2017