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Chromatomyia primulae
Chromatomyia primulae is a species of fly whose larvae mine the leaves of Primrose and Cowslip. The leafmine is white and in long, narrow corridors. Frass usually appears as large, well-spaced grains.
See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme webpage for this species for further details of puparium and adult insect.
ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023). Chromatomyia primulae. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/phytomyzinae/chromatomyia/chromatomyia-primulae/ on 13/12/2023)
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Leafmine: Please provide a photograph and state the host plant.
Host plants: Primula species.
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Leafmines can be found in most months of the year.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Thought to be fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Flies
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Agromyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 28
- First record:
- 09/09/2012 (Calow, Graham)
- Last record:
- 15/08/2023 (Bell, Melinda)
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