Cerodontha caricicola (Hering, 1926)

Carex sylvatica, Amstelveen, JP Thijssepark
mine
Long upper-surface corridor, mainly in the top half of the blade. De mine descends, but changes direction a few times (up, down, up). Frass in one big lump. Puparium in the mine, fastened ventrally in the mine with dried frass.
hostplants
Cyperaceae, monophagous
Carex arenaria, digitata, flacca, hirta, leporina, muricata, pendula, pilosa, pilulifera, remota, sempervirens, sylvatica.
C. sylvatica is the main hostplant.
phenology
Larvae in July and November-December (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (Ellis, prov. Liège & Luxembourg).
NE recorded (Ellis, several localities).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From the Baltic States to France, and from the UK to Hungary; possibly also Scandinavia (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
>larva
puparium
synonyms
Dizygomyza, Phytobia sonderupi Hering, 1937.
notes
References from Carex acutiformis, elata and pseudocyperus probably are due to confusion with Cerodontha morosa.
Member of the subgenus Dizygomyza (Nowakowski, 1973a).
references
Andersen (2012a), Černý & Merz (2005a, 2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Griffiths (1962a, 1964a), Groschke (1954a), Hering (1926b, 1957a), Michalska (1970a), Nowakowski (1973a), Pakalniškis (1990a, 1993a, 1996a), Papp & Černý (2016a), Robbins (1991a), Sønderup (1949a), Spencer (1954a, 1972a, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).