Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Loxocera sylvatica

Loxocera sylvatica Meigen, 1826

on Luzula

parasite

The larva bores in the stem, is capable to move to a new stem; pupation internal.

host plants

Juncaceae, monophagous

Luzula pilosa.

distribution within Europe

(PESI, 2020).

puparium

See Bland & Rotheray.

references

Bland & Rotheray (2002a).

Last modified 17.v.2020