Phytomyza rufescens von Roser, 1840
mine
Upper-surface corridor in the leaf base, radiating from the base of the midrib. Frass in long strings along the sides of the mine. Primary feeding lines quite conspicuous. Pupation within the mine, in the leaf base or even deeper in the plant.
host plants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Pilosella cymosa, officinarum.
phenology
Larvae from the autumn till May, then again in July-August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
NE recorded (van der Wulp (1871a, as analis).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia and Finland to the Alps, and from the UK to Lithuania and Poland; also Thrace (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
Described by de Meijere (1926a, as hieracii).
synonyms
Phytomyza analis Zetterstedt, 1848; Ph. hieracii Hendel, 1922.
referencesČerný & Vála (1999a), Černý, Barták & Vaněk (2009a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Civelek, Deeming & Önder (2000a), Hering (1955b, 1957a), Huber (1969a), de Meijere (1926a), Pakalniškis (1998a), Spencer (1971a, 1972a, 1976a), Starke (1942a), Starý (1930a), Surányi (1942a), von Tschirnhaus (1982a, 1999a), van der Wulp (1871a).