Agromyza lucida Hendel, 1920
mine
Shallow upper-surface corridor, without full-depth sections, starting high in the leaf. Initially the corridor runs up, but soon it changes direction, quickly widening. In Deschampsia generally one mine per leaf, occupying its entire width; in Glyceria there mostly are several mines that merge in the end. Pupation outside the mine; the puparium often sticks to the leaf.
host plants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Cenchrus; Dactylis; Deschampsia cespitosa; Glyceria maxima.
Reports from “Agropyron”, Bromus, Holcus and Phragmites refer to other Agromyza species.
phenology
Larvae in June-July and September-October (Griffiths, 1963a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Ellis: Han-sur-Lesse, Deschampsia cespitosa).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1928a, 1939a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From Sweden and Finland to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and from the British Isles to the Baltic States, Poland and Austria (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
larva
puparium
Black or dark brown (Karl, 1926a).
synonyms
Agromyza airae Karl, 1926.
references
Beiger (1958a, 1965a, 1970a), Beri (1971c), Beuk (2002a), Buhr (1932a), Černý (2001a, 2007a, 2009a, 2011a), Černý, Barták & Vaněk (2009a), Černý & Merz (2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Griffiths (1963a), Hering (1955b), Karl (1926a), Martinez (1984a), de Meijere (1939a), Pakalniškis (1990a, 1993a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1957a, 1972a,b, 1976a), Süss (1999a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).