Phytomyza achilleae Hering, 1932

Diptera, Agromyzidae

mine

Mine almost identica with that of Ph. pulula, but the corridor more often ascends from the leaf base towards the tip.

hostplants

Asteraceae, narrowly monophagous

Achillea millefolium.

phenology

Larvae in May, in but one generation (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

distribution within Europe

Germany, Italy (Fauna Europaea, 2009).

references

Hering (1931f, 1957a), Spencer (1957a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).

23.i.2009