Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856

Anthriscus sylvestris, Zeewolde, Harderbos © Hans Jonkman
Anthriscus sylvestris, Buikslotermeer
mine
Upper-surface corridor, in the end widening so strongly that within the limited space of an umbelliferous leaf often a secondary blotch is the result. The upper-surface mine is preceded by a short lower-surface corridor, made by the first instar larva during the first part of this stage (Allen, 1956a). It is difficult to observe, also because it tends to follow the leaf margin. Frass in two untidy rows of isolated grains. Before pupation the larva leaves the mine through a semicircular exit slit in the lower epidermis.
hostplants
Apiaceae, oligophagous
Anthriscus caucalis, cerefolium,, nitida, sylvestris & subsp nemorosus; Bifora; Carum carvi; Chaerophyllum aromaticum, aureum, bulbosum, hirsutum, nodosum, temulum; Conium maculatum; Conopodium majus; Daucus carota;Myrrhis odorata; Oenanthe aquatica; Orlaya grandiflora; Sison amomum; Torilis japonica.
A reference to Selinum carvifolia by Starke (1942a) is not taken over by Hering (1957a).
phenology
Larvae from May to November (Hering, 1957a); multivoltine (Frey, 1991a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991a).
NE recorded (de Meijere, 1924a).
LUX recorded (Ellis: Kautenbach, Dudelange, Flaxweiler).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia and Finland to the Pyrenees, Sardinia and Sicily, and from Ireland to Latvia, Poland and Thrace (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
>larva
puparium
synonyms
Phytomyza anthrisci Hendel, 1924; Ph. tordylii Hendel, 1927; Ph. aromatici Hering, 1931; Ph. carvi Hering, 1931; Ph. coniophila Hering; Ph. daucivora Hering, 1931; Ph. conopodii Hering, 1943; Ph. sisonis Hering, 1943.
notes
Very common.
references
Ahr (1966a), Allen (1956a, 1957b), Amsel & Hering (1933a), Andersen (2013a), Andersen & Jonassen (1994a), Beiger (1955a, 1960a, 1965a, 1970a, 1979a), Beri (1971e), Beuk (2002a), Bland (1992b), De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1991a), Buhr (1932a, 1941b, 1964a), Černý (2007a, 2011a), Černý & Merz (2007a), Černý & Vála (1999a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Csóka (2003a), Drăghia (1967a, 1970a), Dreger & Myssura (2005a), Frey (1991a), van Frankenhuyzen, Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Griffiths (1956a,b), Hering (1921a, 1925a, 1931a,f, 1936b, 1943a, 1955b, 1957a), Kabos (1971a), Kvičala (1938a), Lhomme (1934d), Maček (1999a), Manning (1956a), de Meijere (1924a, 1926a, 1937a, 1939a, 1943a), Michalska (2003a), Nowakowski (1954a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pakalniškis (1983a, 1990a, 1998a), Popescu-Gorj & Drăghia (1968a), Robbins (1991a), Rydén (1926a), Sasakawa (1961a), Scheirs, De Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus (1996a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Spencer (1953a, 1966b, 1971a,b, 1972a, 1976a), Starke (1942a), Starý (1930a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Ureche (2010a), Zoerner (1969a, 1970a).