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Liriomyza flavopicta Hendel, 1931 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Liriomyza flavopicta Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 222. Liriomyza flavopicta Hendel, 1931; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 53 (fig. 178), 55, 111. Liriomyza flavopicta Hendel, 1931; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 248, fig. 432. Liriomyza flavopicta Hendel, 1931; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 300 (fig. 1154), 301, 303.

Stem-miner: A narrow external stem mine on upper part of stem below flower head. Pupation external (Spencer, 1976: 246). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Achillea millefolium Yarrow Mines in BMNH Achillea millefolium Yarrow Spencer, 1972b: 111 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Achillea millefolium Yarrow Spencer, 1976: 248 Achillea millefolium Yarrow Spencer, 1990: 303 Time of year - mines: August. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Middlesex (Scratch Wood - mines only) (Spencer, 1972b: 55). Distribution elsewhere: Western Europe, uncommon (Spencer, 1990) including Sweden, Finland and N. Germany (Spencer, 1976: 248), Czech Republic, French mainland, Lithuania and Poland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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