Leaf Mines in Sonchus asper

Wing Length: 2.2-3mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
?	June - October (Earliest: 19.7)	?	?

Biotopes:	Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous Leaf Miner)	Many Asteraceae
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Braconidae Larvae

Nature Spot: Phytomyza marginella
Leaf and Stem Mines of British Flies: Phytomyza marginella
Plant Parasites of Europe: Phytomyza marginella

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