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Phytomyza aconiti
The larvae of the fly Phytomyza aconiti mine the leaves of Aconitum (Monkshood) and Delphinium species. The mine is a large blotch on the upper leaf surface, usually near to the leaf tip. Several larvae often feed communally within the mine.
See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme webpage for this species for further details of puparium and adult insect.
ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023). Phytomyza aconiti. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/phytomyzinae/phytomyza/phytomyza-aconiti/ on 13/12/2023)
Leafmine: please provide a back-lit image of the leafmine and state the host plant.
Wherever the host plants occur.
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Leafmines can be found mostly between June and August.
Widespread but uncommon in Britain where it is classed as pRDB 2.
Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Agromyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 14/08/2016 (Smith, Peter)
- Last record:
- 14/08/2016 (Smith, Peter)
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