Melanagromyza chaerophylli Spencer, 1969
on Anthriscus, Chaerophyllum, Heracleum
parasite
The larva lives as an internal borer in the stem; there also the pupation.
hostplants
Apiaceae, oligophagous
Anthriscus sylvestris; Chaerophyllum aromaticum, bulbosum; Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sibiricum.
distribution within Europe
puparium
larva
Puparium yellowish brown; rear spiracula one diameter apart, on a distinct protuberance, with ± 15 papillae in an incomplete ellipse around a truncate central spine.
references
Pakalniškis (1990a, 1993a, 1996a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Spencer (1969a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).