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Liriomyza lutea (Meigen, 1830) [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Agromyza lutea Meigen, 1830. Syst. Beschr. 6: 177. Liriomyza melanorhabda Hendel, 1931. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 232. Liriomyza melanorhabda Hendel, 1931; Spencer, 1971a. Ent. Gaz. 22:: 167. Liriomyza lutea (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 47 (fig. 145), 50. Liriomyza lutea (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 256, figs 452-3. Liriomyza lutea (Meigen, 1830); Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 160, 231, 233.

Seed-feeder: Larva feeding in seed-head, pupation external (Spencer, 1972b). Larva: The larva is described by Dempewolf (2001: 155). Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Apiaceae       Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Spencer, 1972b: 120 Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Spencer, 1972b: 121 Hosts elsewhere: Apiaceae       Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Spencer, 1976: 256 Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Dempewolf, 2001: 155 Heracleum     Spencer, 1990: 160 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed Spencer, 1976: 256 Pastinaca     Spencer, 1990: 160 Selinum carviflora Cambridge Milk-parsley Dempewolf, 2001: 155 Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Spencer, 1976: 256 Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Kent (Wrotham), Herts (Tring), Cambridge (Chippenham Fen), Westmorland (Grasmere), Denbigh (Cefn-y-bedd) and Dunbarton (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1972b: 50) and South Somerset (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread but local in Europe including Denmark, Finland, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 256), Belgium, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Spanish mainland and The Netherlands (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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