Scaptomyza graminum (Fallén 1823) (Family Drosophilidae)

Length: 2-2.25mm;
Wing Length: 2.5mm
Egg Larva Pupa Adult
? ? ? (Earliest: 17.3)

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest Edge

Beech Forest Edge
Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous Leaf Miner)

Most Caryophyllaceae

Montia fontana

Trifolium pratense

Chenopodium album

Aquilegia vulgaris
Possible Food:
(Larva)
(Polyphagous Leaf Miner)

Medicago
Food:
(Adult)

Tussilago farfara Nectar
Parasitoids:
(Larva)

Several Braconidae Larvae

Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Scaptomyza graminum
Plant Parasites of Europe: Scaptomyza graminum


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