Agromyza vicifoliae Hering, 1932

Vicia sp., Belgium, prov. Luxembourg, Étalle; © Daan Dekeukeleire & Jonas Mortelmans
mine
Blotch, preceded by a gallery that closely follows the leaf margin. The blotch is mined much deeper (and therefore more transparant) than the corridor. The blotch is precisely positioned over te midrib of the leaflet. Frass very sparingly in the gallery, in the blotch as a few large lumps. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Vicia cracca, hirsuta, sepium.
phenology
Larvae in June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Mortelmans ao, 2014a).
NE recorded (Hering, 1959a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From Sandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, Corsiaca and Sicily, and from the UK to the Baltic States and Romania (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
references
Andersen (2016a), Andersen & Jonassen (1994a), Beuk (2002a), Černý (2001a, 2007a), Černý & Merz (2007a), Černý & Vála (1996a, 1999a, 2006a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Griffiths (1962a), Hering (1932h, 1955b, 1956a, 1959a), Mortelmans, Boeraeve, Tamsyn, Proesmans & Dekeukeleire (2014a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (1998a, 1990a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Popescu-Gorj & Drăghia (1966a), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1966b, 1972a, 1974a, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).