Pegomya cunicularia (Rondani, 1866)
on Beta, etc.
Beta vulgaris, UK, Norfolk, Downham Market, 31.v.2020 © Rob Edmunds
mine, lighted from behind
puparium in the mine
puparium
mine
The larva makes several full depth blotch mines.
host plants
Amaranthaceae, oligophagous
Atriplex glauca; Beta vulgaris; Chenopodium album, ficifolium; Patellifolia procumbens; Spinacia oleracea.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia to the Canary Islands, and from the UK to Russia, but the known distributional area is strongly fragmented (Fauna Europaea, 2008).
larva
Steyskal (1970a, as P. mixta) gives a detailed description. The most remarkable detail is the strongly enlarged basal tooth of the mandible.
synonyms
Pegomya tristriata Stein, 1908; P. mixta Villeneuve, 1922.
notes
Serious pest on spinach and beet crops (Michelsen & Baez, 1985a).
references
Edmunds (2022c). Hering (1927a), Michelsen (1980a), Michelsen & Baez (1985a), Steyskal (1970a), Suwa (1970a, 1974a).