Liriomyza wachtlii Hendel, 1920
mine
Long, slender gallery with parallel sides, over long distances following the venation of the leaf. Frass in separate grains, in two rows along the sides. Larva solitary. Pupation external, exit slit in the lower epidermis.
host plants
Melianthaceae, monophagous
Veratrum album, lobelianum, nigrum.
phenology
Larvae in June, July (Herring, 1957a).
distribution within Europe
Fennoscandia, Germany, Austria (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
larva
synonyms
Liriomyza veratri Groschke, 1955.
Spencer (1976a) and von Tschirnhaus (1999a) consider L. wachtli the correct spelling of the species’ name.
notes
The larva not only lives as a leafminer, but also in the fruits (Spencer, 1976a).
references
Černý (2009a), Černý, Barták & Vaněk (2009a), Černý & Bächli (2018a), Dempewolf (2001a), Groschke (1955a), Hering (1955a,b, 1957a), Maček (1999a), Papp & Černý (2018a), Spencer (1976a), Starke (1942a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).