Liriomyza scorzonerae Rydén, 1951
mine
Upper-surface blotch at the leaf margin, preceded by a short, quickly widening, lower-surface corridor. Most frass in the centre of the blotch. Oftern several larvae in a mine. Primary and secondary feeding lines well visible. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Asteraceae, narrowly oligophagous
Lactuca serriola; Scorzonera humilis.
phenology
Larvae in May and August-September (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Finland to the Iberian Peninsula, and from the UK to the Baltic States and Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2008); also Slovenia (Maček, 1999a).
larva
Described by Hering (1967a, as scariolae).
puparium
Pale yellow
synonyms
Liriomyza scariolae Hering, 1955.
references
Beiger (1979a), Černý (2011a, 2013a), Černý, Barták & Roháček (2004a), Černý & Vála (1996a), Hering (1955a, 1957a, 1967a), Maček (1999a), Michalska (1970a, 1976a), Papp & Černý (2018a), Rydén (1951b), Spencer (1954a, 1971a,b, 1976a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).