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Scaptomyza (Parascaptomyza) pallida (Zetterstedt, 1847) [Diptera: Drosophilidae] Drosophila pallida Zetterstedt, 1847. Dipt. Scand. 6: 2571. Drosophila disticha Duda, 1921. Jh. Ver. schles. Insektenk. Breslau 13: 64.

Leaf-mine: Corridor-blotch mine. Mine either upper or underside, whitish. Frass in small black clumps. Larva: Details unknown. Puparium: Details unknown. Comments: The species has been recorded feeding on decaying vegetation, particularly giant hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum and Cirsium. Hosts in Britain: Liliaceae       Allium     Chandler, 1978: 225 Polygonatum     Robbins, 1991 Hosts elsewhere: Liliaceae       Allium     Hering, 1957a Time of year - mines: There are at least two generations a year, with adults most abundant in July and September. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Widespread, from the Orkney Islands in the north to the Channel Islands in the south including Derby, Dorset, East Gloucester, East Kent, Easterness, Hunts, Middlesex, North Hants, North-east York, Northampton, Notts, South Aberdeen, South Hants, South-west York, Stafford, West Cornwall, West Kent and Worcester (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DF, GiGL, NE, NESBRC and SER). Distribution elsewhere: Occurs worldwide and is widespread in Europe, Asia and north Africa (Bächli & Roche Pité, 1984). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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