Phytomyza plantaginis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851

Doukale Daief, Mourad, von Tschirnhaus, Michael & Kettani, Kawtar, 2025, New records of leaf-miner flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Morocco, ZooKeys 1230, pp. 81-97 : 81-97

Phytomyza plantaginis Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851

Material examined.

Morocco. • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Rif, Ametrasse, Oued Ametrasse ; 30 Apr. 2016; F. Z. Bahid leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 16/11 . • 6 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Rif, Talassemtane, Place Espagna (NPTL); 16 Apr. 2018; K. Kettani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 18/22 . • 1 ♂; Rif, Bouhachem, Amsemlil (PNPB); 1 July 2019; K. Kettani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 19/34 . • 2 ♂♂; Atlantic Plain, Sidi Yahya Gharb, forest of Sidi Yahya Gharb ; 4 May 2020; M. Doukale leg.; sweep net; LESCB -AP 20/35 . • 2 ♂♂; Rif, Talembote, Oued Talembote (NPTL); 1 July 2018; K. Kettani leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 18/27 . • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Rif, Tétouan, Khemis Anjra ; 27 Mar. 2021; L. Zouhair leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 21/37 . • 1 ♂; Rif, Talassemtane, Maison forestière (NPTL); 10 June 2021; K. Menouar & L. Zouhair leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 21/41 . • 3 ♂♂; Rif, Afeska, Oued Afeska (NPTL); 10 June 2021; K. Menouar & L. Zouhair leg.; sweep net; LESCB -R 21/40 .

Distribution.

It is recorded from Canada: BC *, ON, QC. USA: Widespread, including HI. Bermuda *. Widespread in Europe, recorded from almost every country including Azores, Canary Islands, Cyprus, Italy, Portugal including Madeira. In the Palaearctic, recorded also from Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tunisia, Turkey, and Uzbekistan. It is recorded also from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Thailand. First record from Morocco.

Habitat.

This species exhibits a large distribution in the Rif Region of northern Morocco across a wide altitudinal range (11–1683 m) and inhabits a large variety of habitats such as the edge of wetlands (river, peat bog), mixed forest dominated by oak ( Quercus suber , Quercus canariensis ), fir ( Abies marocana ), and cedar ( Cedrus atlantica ) at high altitudes and some other vegetation such Tetraclinis articulata , Eucalyptus globulus , Scolymus maculatus , and Carlina corymbosa .