Phytomyza
alpina Groschke, 1957
[Diptera:
Agromyzidae]
Phytomyza
alpina Groschke, 1957. Dt. ent. Z. (N.F.) 4(3-4):
122
Phytomyza alpina Groschke, 1957; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk
ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 76 (fig. 252), 80, 114
Phytomyza alpina Groschke, 1957; Spencer, 1990. Host
specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 293, 296
(fig. 1136), 297.
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Leaf-miner: Mine
irregularly linear, long, towards end wide. Pupation external (Spencer, 1972b: 80).
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. Similar to those of Ph. tussilaginis (Griffiths, 1972b); anterior spiracles with 14-18 bulbs, posterior spiracles with 22-36 (Bladmineerders van Europa).
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).
Black (Spencer, 1972b: 80).
Hosts in Great Britain and Ireland:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: July-August.
Time
of year - adults: Currently unknown.
Distribution
in Great Britain and Ireland: A boreal-alpine species, not
known south of Yorkshire. Yorkshire (Ingleborough), Perthshire
(Killin), Sutherland (Golspie), Inverness (Holspie Point) (Spencer, 1972b: 80).
Also
recorded in the Republic of Ireland: Co. Clare (Burren) (Spencer, 1972b: 80) Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Austria, Czech Republic,
Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland (Fauna Europaea).
NBN Atlas links to known host species:
British and Irish Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere:
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