Phytomyza silai Hering, 1922

on Silaum

Silaum silaus, Belgium, prov. Namur, Philippeville, Sart-en-Fagne, RN Al Florée, 20.vi.2018 © Stéphane Claerebout

first section of the mine, upper side

final section of the mine, upper side

first section of the mine, underside; note the crossing of the midrib

final section of the mine, underside; the exit slit is obvious, but it cannot be decided on the photo if indeed it is upper-surface.

mine

The mine starts with a lower-surface, relatively wide corridor. After its first moult the larva continues upper-surface, its mine in the end entirely occupying several leaf segments (Allen, 1956a; Hering, 1957a). Frass in rather coarse granules. Pupation outside the mine, exit slit in upper epidermis.

hostplants

Apiaceae, monophagous

Silaum silaus.

phenology

Mine in July-August (Allen, 1956a).

BENELUX

The pictures above concern the first record in the Benelux.

distribution within Europe

Britain, Germany, Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

larva

puparium

Allen (1957b); Hering (1957b).

references

Allen (1956a, 1957b), Hering (1957a,b), Huber (1969a), Kvičala (1938a), de Meijere (1937a, 1938a), Robbins (1991a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Spencer (1954b, 1971a, 1972a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a), Zoerner (1969a).