Chromatomyia gentianella (Hendel, 1932)
Diptera, Agromyzidae
mine
Initinally a narrow, rather frequently branching, corridor; further on the corridor widens very strongly. The mine begins upper-surface, but the final section may have full depth patches. Frass in isolated, relatively large, grains; close together at first, widely scattered towards the end. Pupation within the mine; the anterior spiracula of the puparium penetrate the epidermis, mostly at the underside.
hostplants
Gentianaceae, monophagous
Gentiana acaulis, asclepiadea, cruciata.
phenology
Larvae in May and July (Hering, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Bulgaria (Buhr, 1941b; Fauna Europaea, 2009; Maček, 1999; von Tschirnhaus, 1982a).
synonyms
Napomyza gentianella.
references
Beiger (2005a), Buhr (1941b), Černý & Merz (2007a), Hering (1957a), Maček (1999a), Süss (1992a), von Tschirnhaus (1982a).
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