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).