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Philophylla caesio (Harris, 1780) [Diptera: Tephritidae] Musca caesio Harris, 1780. Expos. Eng. Ins.: 75. Musca lychnidis Fabricius, 1787. Mantissa insect. 2: 353. Philophylla caesio (Harris, 1780); White, 1988. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5a): 24, 38, 60, 70, 91(fig. 57), 95 (fig, 76), 128 (fig. 257). Philophylla caesio (Harris, 1780); Chandler, 1998. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 12:1-234.

Life-style: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Comments: Recorded as a miner in the petioles of Urtica sp. by Ferrar (1987) and Beiger (1968). Hosts in Britain: Caprifoliaceae     ? Lonicera   Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 ? Lonicera periclymenum White, 1988: 60 ? Sambucus   White, 1988: 60 ? Sambucus nigra Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 ? Silene dioica Uffen, 1978: 222 ? Silene dioica White, 1988: 60 ? Symphoricarpos albus Pitkin, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae     ? Centaurea   White, 1988: 60 Urticaceae     Urtica sp. Beiger, 1968 Urtica sp. Ferrar, 1987 Urtica sp. White, 1988: 70 Time of year - mines: ? July. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: England, as far north as York (White, 1988: 38), including the Channel Is. (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea), Berks, Bucks, Cambridge, Derby, Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, East Suffolk, East Sussex, Hunts, Mid-west, York, North Lincoln, Northampton, Oxford, South Lancaster, South Wilts, South-east York, Stafford, Surrey, West Kent, West Lancaster, West Norfolk and Westmorland (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DF, DFRFNR, GiGL, NE and SER). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Throughout Europe, except the north (White, 1988: 38) including Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finald, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central and East, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Spanish mainland, Sweden Switzerland, The Netherlands and Ukraine (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea) Also recorded in the Near East (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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