Pegomya holosteae (Hering, 1924)
mine
The first mine that is made is a long corridor that runs along the leaf margin towards the leaf tip, then turns back and descends while becoming wider. Later mines are more or less blotchy. Frass greenish black, often somewhat deliquescent. Pupation external.
host plants
Caryophyllaceae, oligophagous
Cerastium fontanum; Moehringia; Stellaria holostea.
phenology
Larvae in June (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Fennoscandia and Belarus to Spain, and from Britain to Poland (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
synonyms
Pegomya cerastii (Hering, 1931).
references
Beiger (1960a, 1965a, 1970a, 1979a), Buhr (1933a, 1964a), Eiseman (2018a), Hering (1924b, 1928a, 1931a, 1957a), Michalska (1970a, 1976a), Pont & Ackland (2009a), Séguy (1950a), Skala (1951a), Sønderup (1949a), Surányi (1942a), Suwa (1974a).