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).