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Delia florilega (Zetterstedt, 1845) [Diptera: Anthomyiidae] Aricia florilega Zetterstedt, 1845. Dipt. Scand. 4: 1555. Aricia macula Zetterstedt, 1845. Dipt. Scand. 4: 1600. Anthomyia liturata Meigen, 1838. Syst. Beschr. 7: 329. Chortophila trichodactyla Rondani, 1866. Atti. Soc. ital. Sci. nat., Milano 9: 164.

Leaf-mine: Mine underground on young plants. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Brassicaceae       Brassica     Ackland, 1978: 227 Caryophyllaceae       Cerastium     Ackland, 1978: 227 Spergularia     Ackland, 1978: 227 Hosts elsewhere: Brassicaceae       Brassica     Nederlandse bladmineerders Brassica     Hering, 1957a Caryophyllaceae       Cerastium     Hering, 1957a ? Spergularia     Hering, 1957a Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Recorded in Britain by Ackland (1978) including Berks, East Gloucester, Easterness, Elgin, Hunts, North Hants, North Lincoln, North-east York, Notts, Salop, South Hants, West Cornwall and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DF, NE, NESBRC and SNH). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including The Netherlands, Belgium (Gosseries & Ackland, 1991; de Meijere, 1939), Austria, ? Bulgaria, ? Corsica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Faroe Is., Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - East, North, Central and Northwest, Slovakia, Spanish mainland and Switzerland (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in East Palaearctic and Neractic Region (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Spalangia erythromera Förster Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae

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