Liriomyza puella (Meigen, 1830)
on Asteraceae
Prenanthes purpurea, Germany, Schwarzwald, Triberg, 850 m, 23.vii.2018 © Cor Zonneveld
detail
another specimen

Lapsana communis, Bergen NH
mine
Elongated upper-surface blotch, preceded by a long contorted gallery. Primary and secondary feeding lines conspicuous. Older mines quickly turn brown. Pupation outside the mine.
host plants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Cichorium intybus; Lactuca muralis; Lapsana communis; Prenanthes purpurea.
A reference by Kabos (1971a) to Sonchus probably refers to Liriomyza sonchi.
phenology
Larvae in May-June and September (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1924a).
LUX recorded (Ellis: Flaxweiler).
distribution within Europe
From Sweden tot the Iberian Peninsula and Austria, and from France to Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2008); also Britain (Godfray, 2011a), Slovenia (Maček, 1999a) and Bulgaria (Buhr, 1941b).
larva
Described by de Meijere (1925a) and Beiger (1960b, as mycelis); front spiraculum with 9, rear spiraculum with 3, equally sized, papillae.
puparium
Described by Beiger (1960b, as mycelis).
synonyms
Liriomyza mycelis Beiger, 1960 [publication date given as 1959 in Fauna Europaea (2008)].
references
Beiger (1958a, 1960b, 1965a, 1970a, 1979a), Beuk (2002a), Buhr (1941b, 1964a), Černý (2009a, 2011a), Černý & Merz (2007a), van Frankenhuyzen, Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Godfray (2011a), Hering (1926a, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Kabos (1971a), Maček (1999a), de Meijere (1924a, 1925a, 1939a), Michalska (1970a, 1972a, 1976a, 2003a), Michna (1975a), Nowakowski (1954a), Pakalniškis (1993a, 2000a), Papp & Černý (2018a), Seidel (1957a), Skala (1951a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Spencer (1957a, 1976a), Starý (1930a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).