The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Pegomya depressiventris (Zetterstedt, 1845)
[Diptera: Anthomyiidae]


Anthomyza depressiventris Zetterstedt, 1845. Dipt. Scand. 4: 1688.


Leaf-mine: Details unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Details unknown.

Hosts in Britain:

Asteraceae      
Solidago sp.   Ackland, 1989

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae      
Anaphalis margaritacea Pearly Everlasting Griffiths, 1982
Anaphalis cordifolia   Griffiths, 1982
Arnica alpina   Griffiths, 1982
Aster conspicuous   Griffiths, 1982
Erigeron peregrinus   Griffiths, 1982
Petasites frigidus   Griffiths, 1982
Petasites palmatus Palmate-leaved Butterbur Griffiths, 1982
Solidago leipida   Griffiths, 1982
Solidago multiradiata   Griffiths, 1982

Time of year - mines: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: Unknown.

Distribution in Britain: Aberdeen (Craigendorrach) (Ackland, 1989).

Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Europe including ? Germany and Sweden (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea).

Also recorded in North America (Griffiths, 1982).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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