Liriomyza flaveola (Fallén, 1823)

Schedonorus giganteus, Susteren

Bromopsis erecta, Belgium, prov. Namur, Saint-Servais © Jean-Yves Baugnée
mine
Narrow corridor from start to end, whitish, upper- or lower-surface, generally running downwards. Mine often along the leaf margin. Frass in distinct grains of regular size, alternating along the sides of the corridor. Pupation outside the mine.
host plants
Poaceae, widely oligophagous
Agrostis; Aira; Alopecurus myosuroides; Arrhenatherum elatius; Anthoxanthum; Apera spica-venti; Avena barbata, sativa; Avenella flexuosa; Avenula pubescens; Briza media, maxima; Bromopsis erecta; Bromus hordeaceus; Calamagrostis canescens; Dactylis glomerata; Elytrigia repens; Eragrostis; Gaudinia; Holcus lanatus; Hordeum vulgare; Lolium perenne; Milium effusum; Ochlopoa annua; Phalaroides arundinacea; Phleum; Poa nemoralis, palustris; Schedonorus giganteus.
phenology
Larvae in May-June and August-October (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991a).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1924a).
LUX not recorded Liriomyza flaveola
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and from Ireland to Belarus and Hungary; also in Thrace (Fauna Europaea, 2008); Bulgaria (Buhr, 1941b), Japan (Sasakawa, 2005a).
larva
puparium
Described by Meijere (1925a). Venturi (1939a) gives an illustration. The colour is said to be reddish-brown by Spencer (2973b), shining yellow-brown by de Meijere, yellow by Hering (1957a).
synonyms
Agromyza blanda Meigen, 1830; A. albicornis Meigen, 1838; A. variegata Meigen, 1838 (not 1830).
notes
Beri (1971d) describes the larva from an unknown species of Lamiaceae; this cannot be taken seriously.
references
Ahr (1966a), Andersen (2016a), Beiger (1955a, 1965a, 1970a, 1979a, 1989a), Benavent, Martínez, Moreno & Jiménez (2004a), Beri (1971d), Beuk (2002a), De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1991a), Buhr (1932a, 1941b), Černý (2001a, 2007a, 2011a, 2013a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý, Barták & Roháček (2004a), Černý, Barták & Vaněk (2009a), Černý & Merz (2005a, 2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Darvas & Papp (1985a); Dempewolf (2004a), van Frankenhuyzen, Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Gil Ortiz (2009a), Griffiths (1962a), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1925a, 1926b, 1932g, 1955b, 1957a, 1960a, 1967a), Huber (1969a), Kabos (1971a), de Meijere (1924a, 1925a, 1939a), Michalska (1976a, 2003a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (1986a, 1990a, 1998a), Papp & Černý (2018a), Robbins (1991a), Sasakawa (2005a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1995a, 1996a, 1999a), Skala (1936a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Spencer (1957g, 1971a, 1972a,b, 1973b, 1976a), Starke (1942a), Süss (1982a), von Tschirnhaus (1982a, 1999a), Vála & Rohacek (1983a), Venturi (1939a), Zlobin (1986b).