Metopomyza flavonotata (Haliday, 1833)
mine
A short, descending corridor in a leaf sheath (Pakalnsikis, 1998b). Frass in few, isolated blad granules. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Poaceae, oligophagous
Alopecurus pratensis Deschampsia cespitosa; Holcus mollis.
Hering (1957a) also associated the species (as flavoscutellaris) with Carex; this probably is not correct.
Although until recently is was repeated in literature that no hostplant was known, de Meijere (1941a) wrote explicitely that has bred the species from Holcus at Bloemendaal.
phenology
Larvae in June-July.
BENELUX
BE recorded (Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1995a).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1939a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
Enire Europe, perhaps excluding the Balkan Peninsula (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larve
puparium
Brownish yellow.
synonyms
Liriomyza flavonotata; Metopomyza flavoscutellaris (Zetterstedt, 1838).
references
Andersen (2012a), Beuk (2002a), Černý (2001a), Černý & Merz (2007a), Černý & Vála (1996a, 1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Hering (1957a), de Meijere (1939a, 1941a), Pakalniškis (1990a, 1998a,b), Papp & Černý (2018a), Sasakawa (1961a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1995a, 1996a), Spencer (1954a, 1972a,b, 1976a), Starý (1930a), Süss (1982a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Zlobin (1986b).