Cerodontha spencerae Zlobin, 1993
mine
Broad lower-surface blotch, usually in the top portion of the leaf. Frass in rather few, gradually larger grains. Pupation external.
host plants
Poaceae, narrowly monophagous
Elytrigia repens.
phenology
Larvae in July, August; hibernates as puparium.
distribution within Europe
From Sweden to Czechia and Slovakia, and from Poland to Belarus (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
Front spiraculum bud-shaped, with 7-9 papillae. Rear spiraculum with three papillae; one is short and compact, the other two are fused and drawn into a broad spine.
puparium
Yellowish brown.
synonyms
Cerodontha inconspicua: auct. nec (Malloch, 1913).
notes
Member of the subgenus Poemyza (Nowakowski, 1973a).
references
Černý & Vála (1996a), Guglya (2021a), Nowakowsi (1973a), Pakalniškis (1993a, 1998a), Papp & Černý (2016a), Spencer (1976a), Süss (1999a), Zlobin (1986a,b).