Amauromyza
(Amauromyza) morionella (Zetterstedt,
1848)
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]
Agromyza
morionella
Zetterstedt, 1848. Dipt. Scand. 7: 2783.
Agromyza novaki Strobl, 1902. Glasnik zemaljski Musej
u Bosni u. Hercegovini. 14: 505. [Synonymised by Spencer,
1966c: 296]
Amauromyza morionella (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1966c.
Beitr. Ent. 16: 296.
Amauromyza morionella (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1972b.
Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 45.
Amauromyza (Amauromyza) morionella (Zetterstedt, 1848);
Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 158, fig.
284.
Amauromyza morionella (Zetterstedt, 1848); Spencer, 1990.
Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera)
: 205, 206 (fig. 764).
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Leaf-mine:
An initially linear mine, which at second instar develops into
a large whitish blotch with conspicuous black frass. The early linear
mine is frequently entirely enveloped by the blotch but is detectable
by the alternate irregular strips of frass. Pupation external (Spencer,
1976: 158). The mine is illustrated in British
leafminers and Nederlandse
bladmineerders.
Larva:
The larva is described by de Meijere (1934).
Puparium:
Reddish-brown, deeply segmented; posterior spiracles on short conical
projections, each with 3 bulbs (Spencer,
1976: 158).
Hosts
in Britain:
Hosts
elsewhere:
Time
of year - mines: August.
Time
of year - adults: May-August.
Distribution
in Britain: Recorded in Kent (Dartford), Surrey (Kew), Hants
(I.o.W.) (Spencer, 1972b:
45) and Warwick (Coombe and Kingsbury Wood) (Robbins,
1991: 101, as lamii).
Distribution
elsewhere: Widespread in Europe, including Denmark, Finland,
Norway, Sweden, the Mediterranean area (Spencer,
1976: 158), The Netherlands (Nederlandse
bladmineerders), Corsica, Estonia, French mainland, Germany,
Hungary, Italian mainland, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicily, Spanish
mainland and Yugoslavia (Martinez in
Fauna
Europaea).
Parasitoids:
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