Phytomyza rufipes Meigen, 1830

Material examined.

Morocco. • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Rif, Ben Karrich, Oued Mhajrate; 20 July – 13 Sep. 2016; K. Kettani leg.; Malaise trap; LESCB -R 16/13 .

Distribution.

It is recorded from Albania, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia (Dalmatia), Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Iceland, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal (Madeira), Russia, Slovakia, Spain (mainland, Canary Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom (Yugoslavia). In the Nearctic Region: Canada (New Brunswick, Newfoundland), USA (California). In the Neotropical Region: Argentina, Colombia. First record from Morocco.

Habitat.

Collected on a riverbank bordered by Armoracia rusticana, Alliaria petiolata, Brassica oleracea, Diplotaxis sp., and Myagrum perfoliatum and ground vegetation in a pine forest.