Melanagromyza oligophaga Spencer, 1990
on Asteraceae
parasite
The larva lives as an internal borer in the stem; there also the pupation.
hostplants
Asteraceae, broadly oligophagous
Achillea millefolium; Artemisia vulgaris; Centaurea jacea, scabiosa, cf stoebe; Crepis biennis; Hieracium umbellatum; Hypochaeris maculata, radicata; Picris hieracioides.
distribution within Europe
puparium
Hind spiracula adjoining, each one with a strong central spine, surrounded by an ellipse of 15 pale papillae.
references
Černý, Barták & Roháček (2004a), Pakalniškis (1996a, 1998a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Spencer (1990a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).