Phytomyza seseleos Hering, 1957
Diptera, Agromyzidae
mine
Quite shallow, therefore greenish, corridor mine. Frass initially in pearl chains, later in coarse grains. Pupation outside the mine; exit slit in lower epidermis.
hostplants
Apiaceae, monophagous
Seseli libanotis.
phenology
Larvae in July-August (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
Germany (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
Frontal appendage present. Front spiraculum with 9-11, rear spiraculum with 14-15 papillae. Mandibles with only one tooth. (The mandibles differ in size, causing one tooth to be slightly shifted with respect to the other; seen from the side this may give the appearance of two teeth!)
references
Hering (1957), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).
17.x.2008