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Napomyza cichorii Spencer, 1966 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Chicory fly Napomyza cichorii Spencer, 1966b. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 35: 34. Napomyza cichorii Spencer, 1966b; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 259, 265, 266 (fig. 1000). Napomyza cichorii Spencer, 1966b; Dempewolf, 2001. Larvalmorphologie und Phylogenie der Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 256.

Stem-borer: Normally a borer in stems or flowers. Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1926, as lateralis) and Dempewolf (2001). Posterior spiracles each with 16 bulbs. Puparium: Detials unknown. Comments: Described as a serious pest of cultivated chicory (Cichorium) in Belgium and The Netherlands (Spencer, 1966b). Hosts in Britain: Unknown. Hosts elsewhere: Apiaceae     Cichorium   Spencer, 1966b Cichorium intybus Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - larvae: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: England (Spencer, 1990: 265). Distribution elsewhere: Belgium, Switzerland (Spencer, 1990: 265), The Netherlands (Spencer, 1966b; Nederlandse bladmineerders), Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Hungary, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Spanish mainland, Switzerland and Ukraine (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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