Pegomya hybernae Michelsen, 1988

Diptera, Anthomyiidae

on Euphorbia

gall

biology similar to that of P. euphorbiae, but when the larva reaches the basis of the stem no gall is formed, and the stem does not die off.

hostplants

Euphorbiaceae, narrowly monophagous

Euphorbia hyberna.

references

Gassmann (1989a), Michelsen (1988a).

13/08/2014