Ophiomyia ranunculicaulis Hering, 1949
on Ranunculus
parasite
The larva makes a gallery in the bark of the stem, spirally descending till close to the ground. Pupation in the mine, below the epidermis. Frass in widely spaced grains.
host plants
Ranunculaceae, monophagous
Ranunculus acris, breyninus, lanuginosus, polyanthemos.
phenology
Bivoltine.
distribution within Europe
larva
Picture taken from de Meijere (1946a): a rear spiraculum; b, cephalic skeleton; c, puparium; d, rear spiraculum of the puparium. The form of the rear spiraculum is very unusual.
puparium
Dark brown.
references
Buhr (1964a), Černý (2001a), Černý & Vála (1996a, 1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Hering (1949b), de Meijere (1946a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (1994a, 1998a, 2004a), Papp & Černý (2015a), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1964a, 1972a, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Warrington (2019c).