Cerodontha chaixiana (Hering, 1956)

mine

Corridor in the distal part of a leaf, running upwards at first, descending later, upper- or lower-surface, locally inter-parenchymatous. Frass in one or two big lumps. Pupation outside the mine.

hostplants

Poaceae, monophagous

Poa chaixii, pratensis.

phenology

Larvae in (May) June – October (November) (Nowakowski, 1973a).

BENELUX

Nor known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Germany, Poland, Czechia (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

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puparium

Puparium of the summer generation with a clear length line.

notes

Subgenus Dizygomyza, member of the C. morosa. species group (Nowakowski, 1973a).

references

Beri (1971b), Černý (2001a), Groschke (1957a), Hering (1955a, 1957a), Nowakowski (1973a), Papp & Černý (2016a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Winqvist, Černý & Andersen (2020a).