Chromatomyia scabiosarum (de Meijere, 1934)
Diptera, Agromyzidae

Scabiosa columbaria, Spain; from Hering (1936b)
mine
Mine closely resembling the one by Liriomyza strigata. The easiest difference is that inscabiosarum pupation takes place within the mine, near the base of the leaf.
hostplants
Caprifoliaceae, oligophagous
Knautia arvenis, dipsacifolia, drymeia; Scabiosa columbaria.
phenology
Larvae in two generations between April and August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
Germany, Poland, Spain, Sicily, Canary Islands (Fauna Europaea, 2007); also Slovenia.
larva
Described by de Meijere (1934a).
puparium
Whitish.
synonyms
Phytomyza scabiosarum.
references
Beiger (1965a), Hering (1936a, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Maček (1999a), de Meijere (1934a), Spencer (1965c, 1966b), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).
13/08/2010