Calycomyza Hendel 1931

Calycomyza sp. 1

(Fig. 121)

Material examined. KANSAS: Riley Co., Konza Prairie Biological Station, 3.vii.2015, em. 26–30.vii.2015, C.S. Eiseman, ex Eupatorium altissimum, #CSE1850, CNC654486–654490 (5♀).

Host. Asteraceae: Eupatorium altissimum L.

Leaf mine. (Fig. 121) A yellowish, upper surface blotch, without conspicuous frass.

Puparium. Yellowish-brown, formed outside the mine.

Comments. These females resemble Calycomyza platyptera, but they are unlikely to be that species since its puparium is formed within the mine. The Nearctic Calycomyza species recorded from Eupatorium (as currently circumscribed) are C. artemisiae, C. eupatoriphaga, and C. flavinotum; all three pupate externally but tend to produce conspicuous frass, and none is recorded from E. altissimum.