Phytomyza spoliata Strobl, 1906
Diptera, Agromyzidae
mine
Strongly branched upper-surface corridor, easily forming a secondry blotch. Frass in small grains. Pupation outside the mine.
hostplants
Asteraceae, monophagous
Centaurea calcitrapa, jacea & subsp. haynaldii, phrygia subsp. pseudophrygia, scabiosa subsp. sadleriana.
“Possiby also Cirsium heterophyllum” (Spencer, 1976a).
phenology
Larvae from April (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia and Finland tot the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and from the UK to the Baltic States and Czechia; also Thrace (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
Described by de Meijere (1934a); rear spiraclum with about 17 papillae.
puparium
Black.
references
Andersen & Jonassen (1994a), Černý & Vála (1996a), Černý, Vála & Barták (2001a), Ci̇velek, Çikman & Dursun (2008a), Griffiths (1956b), Hering (1936b, 1956a, 1957a), Huber (1969a), Maček (1999a), McLean (1981a), de Meijere (1934a), Pakalniškis (1998a), Robbins (1991a), Sønderup (1949a), Spencer (1966a, 1974a, 1976a), Surányi (1942a), von Tschirnhaus (1999a).
27/04/2017