Agromyza hiemalis Becker, 1908

on Urtica

mine

The upper surface mine begins as a rather straight, narrow, not widening gallery, general in the centre of the leaf; it abruptly widens into a blotch, generally along the leaf margin. Pupation external, exit slit at the underside.

host plants

Urticaceae, monophagous

Urtica membranacea, urens.

distribution within Europe

Canary Islands and Mediterranean region (Fauna Europaea, 2010).

references

Černý (2004a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Gil Ortiz (2009a), Gil-Ortiz, Martinez & Jiménez-Peydró (2010a), Massa & Rizzo (2000a), Spencer (1965c, 1967a, 1973c, 1974a), Süss (1999a).