Phytomyza cecidonomia Hering, 1937

on Hypochaeris, etc.

Hypochaeris radicata, Denmark, Mols, vi.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle

basal part of the mine, with exit opening and puparium

puparium

mine

Larva in a gallery in the base of the midrib, causing the midrib to swell as a gall. Pupation takes place in the “mine”, close to an ready made, upper-surface, exit opening.

host plants

Asteraceae, oligophagous

Crepis paludosa; Hypochaeris radicata; Picris hieracioides.

phenology

Larvae between May and July (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

distribution within Europe

From Sweden to the Pyrenees, and from the UK to Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

larva

Described by Hering (1957b); rear spiraculum with 14 papillae.

synonyms

Phytomyza britannica Griffiths, 1956.

references

Buhr (1955a, 1964a), Černý (2011a), Černý & Merz (2006a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Griffiths (1956a), Hering (1957a,b), Robbins (1991a), Spencer (1971a, 1972a, 1976a), Spooner & Bowdrey (2012a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).