Agromyza alnibetulae
Description
Agromyza alnibetulae is a fly whose larvae produce a leaf mine in the leaves of Birch. The mine is an unusually long, upper-surface corridor that widens only little and winds freely through the leaf. Frass in two neat rows.
Identification difficulty
Adult 
Leafmine 
Habitat
On the leaves of Birch species
When to see it
When Birch is in leaf.
Life History
Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
UK Status
Widespread in Britain but not well recorded.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham CalowNear M69 Island, Sapcote23 June 2018Leafmine on Silver Birch
Graham CalowSapcote, B4669 Hinckley Road29 June 2021leafmione on Birch
sueBagworth CP, near scrapes17 October 2018
Graham CalowBurbage Common new heath area21 June 2016leafmine on Birch
Graham CalowBurbage Common new heath area21 June 2016leafmine on Birch (underside)
sueBardon Hill, N side near top15 September 2018
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood21 September 2019
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Graham CalowSapcote, B4669 Hinckley Road29 June 2021leafmione on Birch
sueBagworth CP, Sphagnum pond area30 June 2020
Graham CalowNear M69 Island, Sapcote23 June 2018Leafmine on Silver Birch
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood21 September 2019
sueNewfield Colliery01 July 2019
David NichollsMartinshaw Wood21 September 2019
