Chromatomyia linnaeae Griffiths, 1974

on Linnaea

mine

narrow gallery, soon widening into, and overrun by, an irregular upper surface blotch that may occupy a large part of the tiny leaf. Frass in dispersed grains. Puparium within the mine; the anterior spiracula penetrate the upper epidermis.

host plants

Caprifoliaceae, monophagous

Linnaea borealis.

distribution within Europe

Northern Finland, Sweden; described from Canada.

references

Griffiths (1974a), Itämies (1995a).