detail

Atropa belladonna, Duitsland (Baden-Württemberg), Baden-Weiler

mine

Blotch, mostly occupying almost the entire leaf, containing several larvae. Much, half-deliquescent, greenish-black frass. At the start of the mine at the leaf underside a group of some 5 elliptic egg shells, parallel to each other. However, the larvae can leave their mine and restart elsewhere, so mines without egg shells can occur as well. The larvae do not penetrate into the stem of the plant, neither is the mine full depth (compare Delia species).

host plants

Amaranthaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Solanaceae: narrowly polyphagous

Amaranthus retroflexus; Atriplex calotheca, glabriuscula, patula, sagittata; Atropa bella-donna; Bassia; Beta trigyna, vulgaris & subsp. maritima; Chenopodiastrum hybridum, murale; Chenopodium, album, bonus-henricus, foliosum, glaucum, opulifolium, quinoa, rubrum, urbicum, vulvaria; Datura metel, quercifolia, stramonium, tatulaf; Dysphania ambrosioides; Hablitzia tamnoides; Hyoscyamus albus, niger; Lipandra polysperma; Lycium afrum, barbarum; Monolepis trifida; Scopolia carniolica; Silene uniflora, vulgaris; Solanum dulcamara, nigrum; Spinacia oleracea.

phenology

Larvae from May to October, in 2 generations (Hering, 1957a).

BENELUX

BE occurrence uncertain (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

NE recorded (de Meijere, 1939a).

LUX not recorded (Fauna Europaea, 2008).

distribution within Europe

Probably entire Europe, but reliable records are insufficiently numerous.

egg

larve

synonyms

Pegomya chenopodii (Rondani, 1866), P. silenes Hering, 1924.

parasitoids, predators

Cyrtogaster clavicornis.

notes

The systematics of the Pegomya species living on Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae has long been utterly confused. The situation is largely clarified by Michelsen’s (1980a) revision, but references before that date should be considered unreliable.

references

d’Aguilar & Missonier (1957a, 1962a), Ahr (1966a), Amsel & Hering (1931a, 1933a), Beiger (1970a, 1979a), Beuk, Prijs & de Jong (2002a), Bland (1992b, 1994), Buhr (1930a, 1933a, 1941b, 1964a). Darvas, Skuhravá & Andersen (2000a), Drăghia (1967a, 1968a, 1970a, 1971a, 1972a, 1974a), Dušek (1970a), Eiseman (2018a), van Frankenhuyzen, Houtman & Kabos (1982a), Hering (1920a, 1924a, 1932g, 1936b, 1957a, 1960a, 1967a), Huber (1969a). Huckett (1971a), Kabos (1975a), de Meijere (1939a), Maček (1999a), Michelsen (1980a), Nowakowski (1954a), Ostrauskas, Pakalniškis & Taluntytė (2003a), Pospíšil (1962a), Robbins (1991a), Séguy (1950a), Skala (1936a), Skala & Zavřel (1945a), Skuhravy ao (1967a), Sønderup (1949a), Starý (1930a), Suwa (1970a, 1974a), Teschner (1999a), Ureche (2010a), Utech (1962a), Zoerner (1969a, 1970a).