Amauromyza obscura (Rohdendorf-Holmanová, 1959)
mine
Upper-surface corridor-blotch; the corridor is c. 5 mm long. Frass as a green central band, (wider in the blotch), in which fine black grains are visible. Sometimes several mines in a leaflet. Pupation outside the mine, exit slit in the upper epidermis, at the margin of the mine.
host plants
Fabaceae, monophagous
Caragana arborescens, frutex.
phenology
Larvae from mid-June to mid-August, and in September – October (Nowakowski, 1960b).
distribution within Europe
Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine (Fauna Europaea, 2009).
larva
Mandible with 3 teeth, alternating. Front spiraculum with 5 papillae; rear spiraculum with 3 hooklike papillae of almost equal size.
anterior and posterior spiraculum (from Nowakowski, 1962b)
puparium
Yellow, 1.3 mm.
synonyms
Irenomyia, Melanophytobia, obscura.
notes
the description by Hering of Phytagromyza caraganae actually applies to the species above (Beiger).
references
Beiger (1984a), Hering (1957a), Michalska (2003a), Nowakowski (1960b, 1962b), Pakalniškis (1986a), Rohdendorf-Holmanová (1959a).