Phytomyza sedi Kaltenbach, 1869

Sedum rupestre, België, Luik © Jean-Yves Baugnée

larva, dissected out

imago
mine
Brownish lower surface blotch. The leaves finally are completely eaten out and turn whitish. Pupation within the mine; the puparium mostly is located in the leaf tip.
host plants
Crassulaceae, monophagous
Sedum album, rupestre.
Records from Sedum acre, by Hering (1957a) and others almost certainly are incorrect (Griffiths, 1976a).
phenology
Larvae in June and August (Hering, 1957a); however, the pictures above were made in April.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008), but see the pictures above.
distribution within Europe
From Germany to Spain, and in Serbia (Fauna Europaea, 2008); also Switzerland (Černý & Merz, 2007a) and Britain (Gibbs, 2007a).
larva
The larva is described by Griffiths (1976a), who points out that the earlier description by Hering (1954a) is erroneous.
synonyms
Phytomyza catalaunica Spencer, 1960.
references
Černý (2007a), Černý, Andrade, Gonçalves & von Tschirnhaus (2018a), Černý & Merz (2005a, 2007a), Gibbs (2007a), Gil Ortiz (2009a), Griffiths (1976a), Hering (1954a, 1957a), Spencer (1960a, 1972b), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).