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Stemonocera cornuta (Scopoli, 1772) [Diptera: Tephritidae] Musca cornuta Scopoli, 1772. Ann. Hist. nat., Lipsiae 5: 123. Trypeta abrotani Meigen, 1826. Syst. Beschr. 5: 314. Vidalia cornuta (Scopoli, 1772); White, 1988. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5a): 25, 40, 64.

Leaf-mine: Blotch mine. Pupation external. The mine is illustrated in Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Stemonocera cornuta on Eupatorium cannabinum. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by Seidel (1926). Puparium: Yellow; anterior spiracle openings arranged in large arcs, not elevated on a fan-shaped structure; posterior spiracles each with the central opening larger and more raised than the lateral openings (White, 1988). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Eupatorium     Robbins, 1991: 114 Eupatorium     Uffen, 1978: 222 Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony White, 1988: 64 Petasites     Uffen, 1978: 222 Senecio     Uffen, 1978: 222 Tussilago     Uffen, 1978: 222 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Adenostyles     Hering, 1957a Eupatorium     Hering, 1957a Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony Nederlandse bladmineerders Petasites     Hering, 1957a ? Petasites     White, 1988: 64 Petasites hybridus Butterbur Nederlandse bladmineerders Senecio     Hering, 1957a Senecio nemorensis   White, 1988: 64 Senecio ovatus Wood Ragwort Nederlandse bladmineerders Tussilago     Hering, 1957a ? Tussilago     White, 1988: 64 Tussilago farfara Colt's-foot Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Unknown. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: England, as far north as York, and Wales (White, 1988) including Cambridge, East Norfolk, North Hants and South Devon (NBN Gateway distribution map, as Vidalia cornuta - NE). Distribution elsewhere: Europe (White, 1988) including Belgium (Leclercq & de Bruyn, 1991), Austria, Germany, Italian mainland, Poland, Russia - Central, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in East Palaearctic (Merz & Korneyev, 2004 in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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