Chromatomyia aizoon (Hering, 1932)

Diptera, Agromyzidae

mine

Inconspicuous, upper-surface, gradually widening corridor, in the end almost a blotch. Pupation within the mine.

hostplants

Saxifragaceae, monophagous

Saxifraga paniculata, rotundifolia.

phenology

Larvae in July (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Poland, Czechia, Switzerland, Austria (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

puparium

Whitish, glued with frass to the inside of the mine. Hering (1931f) illustrates the spiracula.

references

Beiger (1979b), Černý & Merz (2007a) , Griffiths (1972a), Hering (1931f, 1957a), Maček (1999a).

22/01/2017