detail, lighted from behind

mine

Irregular, yellowish green, upper-surface blotch. Pupation outside the mine; exit slit in upper epidermis. The exit slit is unusually long: from half to almost three quarters of a circle. Frass in rather few, coarse grains.

hostplants

Salicaceae, monophagous

Populus balsamifera,x canadensis, caroliensis, nigra, nigra, tremula.

phenology

In middle France larvae found in July-mid August and end September- mid November (Martinez & Gumez, 1998a).

BENELUX

BE recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

NE recorded (Ellis: not rare in the dunes).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

distribution within Europe

From Denmark and the Baltic States to France, and from Ireland to Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

larve

puparium

Described by de Meijere (1934a).

synonyms

Phytagromyza pulcherrima Rydén, 1947.

references

Buhr (1964a), Eiseman & Lonsdale (2018a), Hering (1921a, 1923a, 1925a, 1955b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kirichenko, Augustin & Kenis (2018a), Kollár & Hrubík (2009a), Maček (1999a), Martinez & Gumez (1998a), Matošević, Pernek, Dubravac & Barić (2009a), de Meijere (1934a, 1938a), Michalska (2003a), Pakalniškis (1982b), Papp (2009a), Papp & Černý (2016a), Robbins (1991a), Skuhravá & Roques, 2000a), Spencer (1972a, 1976a), Starke (1942a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Zoerner (1969a, 1970a)