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Pegomya steini (Hendel, 1925) [Diptera: Anthomyiidae] Pegomyia steini (Hendel, 1925). Konowia 4: 304.

Leaf-mine: Blotch mine; frass in a string. The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Pegomya steini on Cirsium vulgare. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by Vos-de Wilde (1935) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: Details unknown. Asteraceae       Carduus acanthoides   Ackland, 1978: 228 Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Carduus nutans Musk Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Carlina vulgaris Carline Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Mines in BMNH Cirsium eriophorum Woolly Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Ackland, 1978: 228 Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Mines in BMNH Cynara     Mines in BMNH Cynara sp.   Ackland, 1978: 228 Cynara helenioides   Mines in BMNH Cynara scolymus   Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Carduus     Hering, 1957a Carduus crispus Welted Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Carlina     Hering, 1957a Cirsium     Hering, 1957a Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium helenioides   Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle Nederlandse bladmineerders Cynara     Hering, 1957a Time of year - mines: July. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Recorded in Britain by Ackland (1978). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Austria, ? Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden (Michelsen, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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