Chyliza vittata Meigen, 1826
mine
The mine begins as a fine corridor, descends into the leaf sheath or stem, reenters from there a few more times in the blade. Pupation in the tuber. Ofen the inflorescence of infested plants will wilt.
host plants
Orchidaceae, oligophagous
Dactylorhiza, Epipactis; Himantoglossum; Neottia; Orchis.
phenology
Larvae in June-July (Hering, 1957a).
BENELUX
BE recorded (De Bruyn, 1991a).
NE recorded (de Meijere 1939a).
LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
distribution within Europe
From Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula and Italy, and from Ireland to Lithuania and Hungary (Fauna Europaea, 2007).
larva
Described by de Meijere (1940b) and de Vos-de Wilde (1935a). Rear spiracula on a large common black spot; mandible with one tooth.
references
Beiger (1960a), Beuk & van der Goot (2002a), De Bruyn (1991a), Bygebjerg, Munk & Elnif (2011a), Hering (1957a), Mansard-Veken (1999a), de Meijere (1939a, 1940b), Robbins (1991a), Shatalkin & Merz (2010a), de Vos-de Wilde (1935a).