Chirosia cinerosa (Zetterstedt, 1845)

Diptera, Anthomyiidae

mine

No characters known in mine or pre-imaginal states differentiating this species from Chirosia histricina.

hostplants

Dennstaedtiaceae, Onocleaceae, Woodsiaceae, narrowly polyphagous

Athyrium filix-femina; Onoclea struthiopteris; Pteridium aquilinum.

BENELUX

The Fauna Europaea (2007) indicates that cinerosa does occur in the Netherlands, but this probably is based on Beuk, Prijs & de Jong (2002a); their reference however in all probability concern histricina. Not known from Belgium or Luxemburg.

distribution within Europe

Almost all of Europe (Fauna Europaea, 2007).

synonyms

Pycnoglossa cinerosa.

references

Beiger (1955a), Beuk, Prijs & de Jong (2002a), Buhr (1933a, 1941b), Hartig (1939a), Hering (1957a), de Meijere (1911a), Michna (1975a), Nowakowski (1954a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a).

08/05/2013