Liriomyza sonchi

Family

Subfamily

Genus

Species

Liriomyza sonchi Hendel, 1931

Mine

Small, brownish, upper surface, primary blotch, often several larvae feeding together. Secondary feeding lines obvious. Pupariation external.

Host Plants

• Cichorium
• Conyza
• Eryngium
• Euphorbia
• Lactuca
• Lapsana
• Lepidium
• Mycelis
• Picris
• Prenanthes
• Sonchus

Confusion Species

Liriomyza obliqua, Liriomyza pascuum, Liriomyza puella, Liriomyza scorzonerae, Liriomyza taraxaci.

Recording Grade

2

National Status

Nationally Scarce B.

Puparium

Orangey-yellow, posterior spiracles with an ellipse of 8-10 bulbs.

Adult

Head: 2 ors, 2 ori; third antennal segment with short. normal pubescence.
Mesonotum: 3+1 dc; acr in 4 rows.
Wing: 1.9 mm; last section of M₃₊₄ 3x length of penultimate, second cross-vein at right angle to vein M₃₊₄.
Colour: frons, orbits and antennae entirely yellow; hind-margin of eye normally entirely yellow, more rarely black for short distance well beyond base of vte, both vt clearly on yellow ground; mesonotum black, only moderately shining; mesopleura with only small black bar on lower margin, black of sterno- and hypopleura broadly divided by yellow; legs: coxae and femora bright yellow, margin and fringe dark.