Ophiomyia asparagi Spencer, 1964

mine

Long vertical corridor in the stem rind.

host plants

Asparagaceae, monophagous

Asparagus acutifolius, officinalis.

phenology

Larven in March – April, July -August (Hering, 1957a).

distribution within Europe

From France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, and Serbia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

pupa

Described by de Meijere (1937a: 184, als “Ophiomyia sp.”). Rear spiraculum with 6 papillae.

references

Buhr (1941b), Černý (2004a, 2011a), Guglya (2021a), Hering (1957a, 1967a), de Meijere (1937a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Spencer (1964a).