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Phytomyza agromyzina
This fly's larvae mine the leaves of Dogwood. The long mines are found on the upper surface of the leaf. Frass in the mine is usually a broad dark-brown to blackish central band.
See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme webpage for this species for further details of puparium and adult insect.
ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023). Phytomyza agromyzina. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/phytomyzinae/phytomyza/ph… on 13/12/2023)
Leafmine: Please provide a photograph and state the host plant.
Host plant: Dogwood
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Leafmines may be found from May to November.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Agromyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 72
- First record:
- 10/10/2012 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 19/11/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
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