Ophiomyia aquilegiana Lundquist, 1947
on Aquilegia, Thalictrum
Aquilegia vulgaris, England, Norfolk, Downham-Market, 11.viii.2023 © Rob Edmunds
another mine, detail with puparium
Aquilega cult., eastern Denmark, 23.vi.2018 © Simon Haarder
detail
puparium n the mine
parasite
The larva makes an up to 50 cm long gallery in the bark of the stem. Frass in widely spaced granules. Pupation internal.
hostplants
Ranunculaceae, oligophagous
Aquilegia vulgaris; Thalictrum aquilegiifolium, flavum, minus.
phenology
Probably bivoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva
Griffiths( 1963a) provides a detailed description. Posterior spiraculum with 6 or 7 papillae.
synonyms
Ophiomyia thalictrina Griffiths, 1963.
references
Griffiths (1962a), Hering (1962a), Pakalniškis (1994a, 2004a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1964a, 1972a, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).