Chymomyza amoena (Loew, 1862)
on fruits
parasite
Larvae bore in fruits and voluminous seeds; preferably in fruits that already are fallen and infected by other insects. Possibly even frass is the primary substrate for the larvae.
host plants
polyphagous
Castanea sativa; Malus coronaria, domestica; Prunus avium, domestica; Pyrus; Quercus robur.
Reared by Piwowarczyk ao also from the fleshy stems of the broom rape Phelipanche ramosa.
phenology
Multivoltine; hibernation as larva.
distribution within Europe
notes
North American species, entered Europe around 1975.
references
Band (1966a), de Jong & van Zuijlen (2003a), Piwowarczyk, Mielczarek & Guzikowski (2018a), Pajač Živković, Barić, Šubić, ao (2017a), Seljak (2013a).