Anthomyza gracilis Fallén, 1823

mainly on “grasses”

Alopecurus geniculatus, Denmark, Møn, vi.2023 © Sébastien Carbonelle

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puparium

parasite

The larvae in the leaf sheaths.

host plants

polyphagous

Alopecurus pratensis; Calamagrostis arundinacea; Carex acuta, flacca, lasiocarpa, vesicaria; Drymochloa sylvatica; Elytrigia repens; Equisetum palustre; Festuca rubra; Schedonorus arundinaceus; Heracleum sphondylium; Molinia caerulea; Phragmites australis; Poa trivialis; Scirpus sylvaticus; Trisetum flavescens.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

synonyms

Anthomyza sordidella Zetterstedt, 1848.

references

Collart (1941a), Roháček (2006a, 2012b, 2013a), Roháček, van Zuijlen & Vonička (2017a).