On Sonchus oleraceus

On Bistorta officinalis

Length: 2-2.5mm;
Wing Length: 2.2-2.7mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(1-4 Days)	(5-6 Days) (Earliest: 9.6)	(9-15 Days)	May - October

Biotopes:	Meadows	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Many Asteraceae	Several Brassicaceae	Several Fabaceae	Ajuga reptans
	Clinopodium vulgare	Plantago	Linaria vulgaris	Valeriana officinalis
	Valerianella locusta	Chelidonium majus	Papaver rhoeas	Bistorta officinalis
	Chenopodium album	Echium vulgare
Possible Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Galeopsis
Parasitoids	Dacnusa areolaris Larva	Opius pallipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Braconidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Chromatomyia horticola/syngenesiae agg.
British Leafminers: Chromatomyia horticola
Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Chromatomyia horticola
Plant Parasites of Europe: Chromatomyia horticola
Polyphagous Agromyzid Leafminers: Chromatomyia horticola

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