Thread subject: Diptera.info :: [Napomyza elegans f] Agromyzidae on Valeriana

Posted by mcerny on 29-06-2013 14:36
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This is Phytomyza elegans (Meigen, 1830) - female. This species has not yet been bred, but it is frequently caught on the flowers of Valeriana spp. It still seems probable that the larvae feed on this plant, possibly forming root-galls.
Miloš