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Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758) [Diptera: Tephritidae] Musca heraclei Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat. (Ed. 10) 1: 600. Euleia heraclei (Linnaeus, 1758); White, 1988: 60. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5a): 24, 37.

Leaf-mine: Blotch mine. Pupation in soil. The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Euleia heraclei on Heracleum. Image: Brian Pitkin Larva: Mandibles with two teeth (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: Yellow; anterior spiracle openings arranged in large arcs, not elevated on a fan-like structure; posterior spiracles each with a central opening of similar size to the lateral openings (White, 1988: 60). The puparium is illustrated by Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Comments: Records of Pegomyia versicolor on Heracleum (Robbins, 1991) and ? H. sphondylium (Ackland, 1978: 228) are discounted by Griffiths (1982) as probable misidentifications of the tephritid Euleia heraclei. Hosts in Britain: Apiaceae       Angelica     Robbins, 1991: 66 Angelica     Uffen, 1978: 222 Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Mines in BMNH Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica White, 1988: 60 Apium     Uffen, 1978: 222 Apium dulce   Robbins, 1991: 64 Apium graveolens Wild Celery Mines in BMNH Apium graveolens Wild Celery White, 1988: 60 Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress Mines in BMNH Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress Robbins, 1991: 64 Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress White, 1988: 60 Conium maculatum Hemlock Mines in BMNH Conium maculatum Hemlock White, 1988: 60 Heracleum     Robbins, 1991: 67 Heracleum     Uffen, 1978: 222 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Mines in BMNH Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed White, 1988: 60 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Bland, 1992 Levisticum     Robbins, 1991: 65 Levisticum officinale Lovage Robbins, 1989 Pastinaca     Robbins, 1991: 66 Pastinaca     Uffen, 1978: 222 Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Mines in BMNH Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip White, 1988: 60 Pimpinella major Greater Burnet-saxifrage Mines in BMNH Smyrnium     Uffen, 1978: 222 Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders White, 1988: 60 Asteraceae       Cirsium     Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 ? Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle White, 1988: 60 Hosts elsewhere: Apiaceae       Aegopodium     Hering, 1957a Ammi     Nederlandse bladmineerders Ammi     Hering, 1957a Ammi     White, 1988: 60 Angelica     Hering, 1957a Angelica archangelica   Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Angelica archangelica   White, 1988: 60 Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Nederlandse bladmineerders Anthriscus     Hering, 1957a ? Anthriscus cerefolium Garden Chervil White, 1988: 60 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley Nederlandse bladmineerders Apium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Apium     Hering, 1957a Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip Nederlandse bladmineerders Berula erecta Lesser Water-parsnip White, 1988: 60 Bupleurum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Bupleurum     Hering, 1957a Bupleurum     White, 1988: 60 Cicuta     Hering, 1957a Cicuta     White, 1988: 60 Cicuta virosa Cowbane Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Cicuta virosa Cowbane White, 1988: 60 Conioselinum     Hering, 1957a Conium     Hering, 1957a Conium maculatum Hemlock Nederlandse bladmineerders Coriandrum     Hering, 1957a Coriandrum     White, 1988: 60 Coriandrum sativum Coriander Nederlandse bladmineerders Daucus carota Carrot White, 1988: 60 Eryngium     Hering, 1957a Eryngium campestre Field Eryngo White, 1988: 60 Falcaria     Nederlandse bladmineerders Falcaria     Hering, 1957a Falcaria     White, 1988: 60 ? Falcaria vulgaris Longleaf White, 1988: 60 Heracleum     Hering, 1957a Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed Nederlandse bladmineerders Heracleum mantegazzianum Giant Hogweed White, 1988: 60 ? Heracleum persicum   White, 1988: 60 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Nederlandse bladmineerders Laserpitium     Hering, 1957a Levisticum     Hering, 1957a Levisticum officinale Lovage Nederlandse bladmineerders Levisticum officinale Lovage White, 1988: 60 Ligusticum     Hering, 1957a Ligusticum scoticum Scots Lovage White, 1988: 60 Oenanthe     Nederlandse bladmineerders Oenanthe     Hering, 1957a Oenanthe     White, 1988: 60 Pastinaca     Hering, 1957a Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Nederlandse bladmineerders Petroselinum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Petroselinum     Hering, 1957a Petroselinum crispum Garden Parsley White, 1988: 60 Peucedanum     Nederlandse bladmineerders Peucedanum     Hering, 1957a Peucedanum ostruthium Masterwort White, 1988: 60 Pimpinella     Nederlandse bladmineerders Pimpinella     Hering, 1957a Pimpinella major Greater Burnet-saxifrage White, 1988: 60 Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet-saxifrage White, 1988: 60 Pleurospermum     Hering, 1957a Pleurospermum     White, 1988: 60 Seseli     Nederlandse bladmineerders Seseli     Hering, 1957a Seseli     White, 1988: 60 Sium     Hering, 1957a Sium latifolium Greater water-parsnip Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Sium latifolium Greater water-parsnip White, 1988: 60 Smyrnium     Hering, 1957a Smyrnium olusatrum Alexanders Nederlandse bladmineerders ? Smyrnium perfoliatum   White, 1988: 60 ? Torilis     White, 1988: 60 Torilis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Asteraceae       ? Arctium lappa Greater Burdock White, 1988: 60 Time of year - mines: April, June-August, October-November. Time of year - adults: May-August. Distribution in Britain: Throughout the British Isles (White, 1988) including the Inner Hebrides (Isle of Coll) (Bland, 1992), Warwick (Coventry and Ufton) (Robbins, 1991: 65 and 67), Norfolk (Wells-next-the-sea) (British leafminers), the Channel Is. (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea), Bucks, Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Perth, East Sussex, Hunts, Mid Perth, Middlesex, North Hants, North Somerset, North Wilts, North-east York, Oxford, South Devon, South Hants, South Somerset, Stafford, Surrey, West Gloucester and West Norfolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DF, GiGL, NE, SNH and SER). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Most of the Palaearctic region, as far east as Afghanistan (White, 198) including The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (Leclercq & de Bruyn, 1991) Austria, Bulgaria, Corsica, Crete, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Greek mainland, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Malta, North Aegean Is., Norwegian mainland, Poland, Republic of Moldova, Russia - Central, Sardinia, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and Ukraine (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis illustris Graham, 1963 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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