Lifestyle:
Unknown.
Larva: The larvae of flies are leg-less maggots without a head capsule (see examples). They never have thoracic or abdominal legs. They do not have chewing mouthparts, although they do have a characteristic cephalo-pharyngeal skeleton (see examples), usually visible internally through the body wall.
Puparium: The puparia of flies are formed within the hardened last larval skin or puparium and as a result sheaths enclosing head appendages, wings and legs are not visible externally (see examples).
Comments:
It is now believed that Phytoliriomyza pilosella, described
from Florida, may represent Phytoliriomyza scotica, but more
detailed study will be necessary before this possible synonymy can
be formally established (Spencer,
1990: 301).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland: Currently unknown.
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - larvae: Currently unknown.
Time
of year - adults: June-July.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: Dunbartonshire (Bonhill) (Spencer,
1962: 18; Spencer, 1972b). Distribution
elsewhere: N. Germany (Spencer, 1972b), Canary Islands (Gomera) (Spencer,
1990: 301), French mainland, Madeira and Portuguese mainland
(Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Currently unknown.
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