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Phytomyza robustella Hendel, 1936 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza robusta Hendel, 1936. Fliegen pal. Reg. 6(2): 567. [Preoccupied by Napomyza (Phytomyza) robusta Meunier, 1905]. Phytomyza robustella Hendel, 1936. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 567. Phytomyza robustella Hendel, 1936; Griffiths, 1964. Entomologiske Meddeleser XXXII: 393-4. Phytomyza robustella Hendel, 1936; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 259, 267. Phytomyza robustella Hendel, 1936; Henshaw, 2002. Dipterists Digest 9(2): 160.

Stem-borer: Details unknown. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Comments: Species in the robustella group all feed in the petiole, sometimes causing a gall-like swelling (Spencer, 1990: 267). Hosts in Britain: Unknown. Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Crepis biennis Rough Hawks-beard Spencer, 1990: 267 Crepis biennis Rough Hawks-beard Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Added to the British checklist by Henshaw (2002). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Germany (von Tschirnhaus, 1999), Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, French mainland, Hungary and Italian mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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