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Phytomyza leucanthemi Hering, 1935 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza leucanthemi Hering, 1935a. Blattminen Mittel- NordEuropas Lief 1: xi. Phytomyza chrysanthivora Lundquist, 1949. Opusc. ent. 14: 49. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 440]. Phytomyza leucanthemi Hering, 1935a; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 74 (fig. 245), 79, 112. Phytomyza leucanthemi Hering, 1935a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 440, fig. 767. Phytomyza leucanthemi Hering, 1935a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 301, 304 (fig. 1173), 306.

Leaf-mine: Mine irregularly linear, whitish, distinctly widening, most frequently on lower leaves. Pupation external (Spencer, 1972b: 79). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Phytomyza leucanthemi on Leucanthemum vulgare. Images: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by Hering (1954); posterior spiracles each with 18-20 bulbs. Puparium: Black; posterior spiracles each with an irregular ellipse of some 20 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 440). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       ? Leucanthemum maximum   Robbins, 1991: 116 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy British leafminers Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Mines in BMNH Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Robbins, 1991: 116 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Spencer, 1972b: 112 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Leucanthemum     Spencer, 1990: 301 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Spencer, 1976: 440 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: August. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Widespread but local. Surrey (Box Hill), Herts (East Barnet), Perth (Killin) (Spencer, 1972b: 79), Berks (Dinton Pastures), Hants (Fleet) (British leafminers), Warwick (Foleshill) (Robbins, 1991: 116), South-west York and Surrey (NBN Gateway distribution map - NE). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Widespread and not uncommon in many parts of Europe including Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 440), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 574), ? Albania, Czech Republic, Denmark, French mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Slovenia (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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