Ophiomyia io Pakalniškis, 1998
on Inula
parasite
The larva makes a brown tot black, ± 25 cm long gallery mine in the bark of the stem, descending towards the root collar. Puparium in the mine.
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Inula salicina.
distribution within Europe
pupa
Black; rear spiraculum T-shaped with 15-18 papillen.
references
Pakalniškis (1998c).