Ophiomyia heracleivora [Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Ophiomyia heracleivora Spencer, 1957
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]

Ophiomyia heracleivora Spencer, 1957e. Proc. R. ent. Soc. Lond. (B) 26: 182.
Ophiomyia heracleivora Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1972. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 30 (fig. 72), 31, 121.
Ophiomyia heracleivora Spencer, 1957e; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 127, 140, 160, 163, 164 (figs 593-4), 178.

Stem-mine: An external mine on stem or leaf stalk. Pupation either at leaf base or beneath epidermis of main stem (Spencer, 1972: 31).

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Posterior spiracles agree closely with those of O. orbiculata on Pisum (Spencer, 1972: 31).

Hosts in Britain:

Asteraceae
Heracleum			Robbins, 1991: 67
Heracleum	sphondylium	Hogweed	Spencer, 1972: 121

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae
Heracleum			Spencer, 1990: 160

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland: Widespread in south, but not common. Surrey (Bookham), Middlesex (Scratch Wood) and Berkshire (Silwood Park) (Spencer, 1972: 31).

NBN Grid map:

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Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in continental Europe including Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

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

Heracleum sphondylium

Parasitoids in Britain and elsewhere: Unknown.


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	Last updated 26-Jan-2012 Brian Pitkin