Pegomya bicolor (Wiedemann 1817) (Family Anthomyiidae)


Male

Female

Larval Mine in Rumex obtusifolius

Length: 6-8mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? (Earliest: 28.5) (12-15 Days) March - October
(Earliest: 4.5)

Biotopes:
Hedge Rows

Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Leaf Miner)

Several Polygonaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Anthriscus sylvestris Nectar, Pollen
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Opius pallipes Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Several Ichneumonidae Larvae

Several Braconidae Larvae

Several Figitidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Pegomya bicolor
British Leafminers: Pegomya bicolor
Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Pegomya bicolor
Plant Parasites of Europe: Pegomya bicolor


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