Phytomyza chaerophylli
Phytomyza chaerophylli is a species of leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae which is found in Europe.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Genus: | Phytomyza |
| Species: | P. chaerophylli |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856 | |
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Description
Mine on cow parsley
The larvae make a short upper-surface gallery following a leaf margin which widens, so that within the confined limits of some umbelliferous leaves often forms a secondary blotch. The frass is in two untidy rows of isolated grains. Larvae leave the leaf through a semi-circular slit in the lower epidermis to pupate in the soil.[1][2]
Mines and larvae can be found throughout the winter, the first generation from April to July although larvae can be found feeding through most of the year.[2]
Distribution
Widespread and common throughout much of Europe.[2]
References
- "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach,1856". British leafminers. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Pitkin, Brian. "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
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