Meromyza saltatrix (Linnaeus 1761) (Family Chloropidae)

Length: 3-4.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
(3-10 Days) (Winter) (15 Days) May - October
(Earliest: 19.7)

Biotopes:
Meadows
Food:
(Larva)
(Oligophagous Stem Borer)

Several Poaceae
Food:
(Adult)

Tanacetum vulgare Nectar, Pollen

Chaerophyllum temulum Nectar, Pollen
Possible Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Several Ichneumonidae Larvae
Predators:
Lindenius albilabris

Plant Parasites of Europe: Meromyza saltatrix


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