On Sonchus asper

Length 1.8-2.5mm;
Wing Length: 2.2-2.6mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(4-6 Days)	Summer (Earliest: 18.9) (7-12 Days)	(9-13 Days)	?

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Many Asteraceae
Parasitoids	Dacnusa areolaris Larva
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Braconidae Larvae

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

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