Ophiomyia galii Hering, 1937
mine
De mine begins as a corridor in a leaf, descends from there as a rind mine; there also the pupation.
host plants
Rubiaceae, oligophagous
Galium mollugo, odoratum, sylvaticum, verum.
phenology
Larvae in June-July and August-September (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Lithuania to the Iberian Peninsula and Corsica, and from the UK to Slovakia (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
Described by de Meijere (1937: 186, as O. sp.) and Dempewolf (2001a); rear spiraculum with 4-5 papillae.
puparium
Yellow.
references
Buhr (1941b, 1964a), Černý (2001a, 2007a, 2011a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý, Barták & Roháček (2004a), Černý & Merz (2006a, 2007a), Černý & Vála (1996a, 1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Dempewolf (2001a), Hering (1957a), de Meijere (1937a, 1938a, 1943a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (1998a), Spencer (1957f, 1964a, 1972a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a, 2000a).