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Phytomyza trolliophila Hering, 1949 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza trolliophila Hering, 1949d. Notul. ent. 29: 30. Phytomyza trolliophila Hering, 1949d; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 21, 23, 24 (figs 34-5). Phytomyza trolliophila Hering, 1949d; Bland, Godfray & Henshaw, 1999. Dipterists Digest 6(1): 50.

Leaf-mine: Linear mine closely winding; the adjoining sections usually forming a secondary pseudo-blotch; frass variably coloured and in diffuse patches; pupation internal (Spencer, 1976: 522). Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Trollius europaeus Globeflower Bland, Godfray & Henshaw, 1999: 50 Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Trollius     Spencer, 1990: 21 Time of year - mines: September-October. Time of year - adults: April the following year. Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Perth (Glen Fender Meadows) (Bland, Godfray & Henshaw, 1999: 50). NBN Distribution maps of known host species: Distribution elsewhere: Germany (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis pubicornis (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Dacnusa sp. Hymenoptera: Braconidae

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