Liriomyza yasumatsui Sasakwa, 1972

mine

Gallery; pupation external.

hostplants

Asteraceae, monophagous

Artemisia.

The hostplant in Japan is A. princeps.

distribution within Europe

Described from Taiwan; found in Europe in France, Switzerland and Czechia (Černý & Merz, 2006a, 2007a); not mentioned by the Fauna Europaea (2010).

puparium

Rear spiraculum with three papillae. On the last abdominal segment a pair of projecting tubercles.

notes

It is not clear if the records from Europe, evidently the result of recent introductions, stem from greenhouses, horticultural industry, or free nature.

references

Černý (2011a), Černý & Merz (2005a, 2006a, 2007a), Papp & Černý (2018a), Roháček, Černý, Ebejer & MacGowan (2011a), Sasakawa (1994a), Shiao, Lin & Wu (1999a).