Delia coronariae (Hendel, 1925)
Diptera, Anthomyiidae
mine
Large, largely upper- or lower-surface blotch with numerous, large, greenish black frass grains. The larva may leave its mine and restart elsewhere. Pupation external.
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous ?
Cerastium semidecandrum; Silene flos-cuculi; Stellaria alsine.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Denmark to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Britain to Hungary (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
synonyms
Hylemyia, Phorbia coronariae.
notes
The mine cannot be distinguished from that of the much more common Pegomya flavifrons. The adults of coronariae have entirely black legs, while those of flavifrons have yellowish to reddish tibiae (Hering, 1957a).
references
Hering (1931f, 1957a), Séguy (1950a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a).
23/01/2017