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Calycomyza artemisiae (Kaltenbach, 1856) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Agromyza artemisiae Kaltenbach, 1856. Verh. naturh. Ver. preuss. Rheinl. 13: 236. Agromyza atripes Zetterstedt, 1860. Diptera Scandinaviae 14: 6461. Agromyza artemisiae Kaltenbach, 1856; Hendel, 1931. Die Fliegen Pal. Reg. 59: 66 Calycomyza artemisiae (Kaltenbach, 1856); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 43 (fig. 140), 48. Calycomyza artemisiae (Kaltenbach, 1856); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 305-6, figs 549-552. Calycomyza artemisiae (Kaltenbach, 1856); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 287, 289, 301, 302 (figs 1159-62), 303.

Leaf-mine: A whitish-greenish blotch. Pupation external, on the ground (Spencer, 1972b: 43, fig. 140; Spencer, 1976: 306-7, fig. 552). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Calycomyza artemisiae on Artemisia vulgaris. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The yellowish larva is described by de Meijere (1925). Sasakawa (1961) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders) Puparium: Reddish-brown, deeply segmented; posterior spiracles each with 3 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 306). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Artemisia     Robbins, 1983: 23 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Mines in BMNH Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Robbins, 1991: 118 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Spencer, 1972b: 111 Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Mines in BMNH Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Spencer, 1972 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Ageratina altissima   Mines in BMNH Ageratina altissima   Spencer, 1990: 287, 289 Artemisia douglasiana   Spencer, 1990: 287 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Spencer, 1990: 303 Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Artemisia vulgaris Mugwort Spencer, 1976: 306 Chromolaena odorata   Spencer, 1990: 287 Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Nederlandse bladmineerders Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Spencer, 1976: 306 Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Spencer, 1990: 287, 303 Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: June, September. Distribution in Britain: Widespread in England including London (Hampstead), Cambridge (Chippenham Fen), Oxford (Shotover), Norfolk (Norwich), Lancaster (Withington) (Spencer, 1972b: 48), Warwick (Coventry) (Robbins, 1991: 118) and Durham (NBN Gateway distribution map - GiGL and NE). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Widespread in Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, [former] Yugoslavia (Spencer, 1976: 305-6), The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 562), Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary, Lithuania, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in China, Japan, Colombia (Spencer, 1976: 305-6) and Canada (Spencer, 1969a: 146). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis amyite (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis crassiscapus (Thomson, 1878) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Diglyphus minoeus (Walker) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pnigalio soemius (Walker) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Stictomischus groschkei Delucchi Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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