Melanagromyza eupatorii [Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Melanagromyza eupatorii Spencer, 1957
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Melanagromyza eupatorii Spencer, 1957e. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26: 187.
Melanagromyza eupatorii Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1972. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 20 (figs 30-32), 21, 112, 113, 114.
Melanagromyza eupatorii Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 270, 273, 285, 286 (fig. 1090), 289.

Stem-borer: Larva an internal stem-borer. Pupation internal (Spencer, 1972: 21).

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Posterior spiracles separated by their own diameter, each with a ring of 10-12 clearly-defined bulbs around a central horn (Spencer, 1972: 20 (fig. 32), 21).

Hosts in Britain:

Asteraceae
Eupatorium	cannabinum	Hemp-agrimony	Spencer, 1972: 112
Inula	conyzae	Ploughman's-spikenard	Spencer, 1972: 113
Leucanthemum	vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	Spencer, 1972: 113
Senecio	jacobaea	Common Ragwort	Spencer, 1972: 113

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae
Eupatorium	cannabinum	Hemp-agrimony	Spencer, 1990: 289
Inula	conyzae	Ploughman's-spikenard	Spencer, 1990: 273
Leucanthemum	vulgare	Oxeye Daisy	Spencer, 1990: 301
Senecio			Spencer, 1990: 293

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Cambridge (Chippenham Fen) and Huntingdonshire (Woodwalton Fen) (Spencer, 1972: 21).

NBN Grid map:

No map

Distribution elsewhere: Europe (Spencer, 1990) including Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

NBN interactive distribution map(s) of known host species in Great Britain and Ireland and elsewhere:

Eupatorium cannabinum, Inula conyzae, Leucanthemum vulgare, Senecio jacobaea

Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.


External links:	Search the internet:
Biodiversity Heritage Library Bladmineerders van Europa British leafminers Encyclopedia of Life Fauna Europaea [128770] NBN Gateway	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google


	Last updated 25-Jan-2012 Brian Pitkin