Agromyza nigrociliata Agromyza nigrociliata
on grassen
Arrhenatherum elatius, Amstelveen
detail
Arrhenatherum elatius, Nieuwendam
mine
Upper-surface, greenish, gradually widening corridor, at first running towards the leaf tip, then reverses. Through fusion of several mines the final mine is often communal. Frass in blackish green grains, often washed out. Pupation outside the mine
host plants
Poaceae, broadly oligophagous
Apera spica-venti; Arrhenatherum elatius; Avena; Dactylis glomerata; Eymus caninus; Elytrigia repens; Helictochloa versicolor; Hordeum murinum; Phalaroides arundinacea; Secale cereale; Triticum aestivum.
phenology
Larvae in June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
NE recorded (Ellis: four localities).
LUX recorded (Ellis: Kautenbach).
distribution within Europe
From Denmark to the Iberian Peninsula, the Alps and Hungary, and from the UK to Belarus; possibly also in Sweden (Fauna Europaea, 2007); recently found in Finland (Kahanpää).
larva
puparium
notes
Minor pest on cereals (Darvas, Skuhravá & Andersen, 2000a, Dempewolf, 2004a).
references
Beiger (1979b, 1989a), Benavent, Martínez, Moreno & Jiménez (2004a), Bland (1994c), Černý (2001a, 2009a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý & Merz (2006a, 2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Darvas & Papp (1985a), Darvas, Skuhravá & Andersen (2000a), Dempewolf (2004a), Griffiths (1962a, 1963a, 1964a), Hering (1953, 1955b, 1957a), Kahanpää (2014a), de Meijere (1925a), Pakalniškis (1998a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1971a, 1972a, 1973b, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1982a, 1999a), Withers (2007a).