Liriomyza amoena
Description
Liriomyza amoena is a fly whose larvae mine the leaves of Elder causing a leaf mine which later takes the form of a large blotch with conspicuous frass.
Identification difficulty
Adult 
Leafmine 
Habitat
Where Elder is present.
When to see it
The mines are usually visible in Summer and early Autumn.
UK Status
This is a poorly recorded species with most records coming from the southern half of Britain.
VC55 Status
Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.
Graham CalowBumble Bee Lane, Sharnford23 August 2018leafmines on Elder
Maggie FrankumKnighton garden04 August 2014leafmine on Elder
Graham CalowSapcote27 August 2018leafmine on Elder
Peter SmithPioneer Park, Leicester01 August 2018Initial corridor overrun by blotch
Peter SmithEllis Meadows19 October 2016Leaf mine on elder
Graham CalowBumble Bee Lane, Sharnford23 August 2018leafmines on Elder
sueGlenfield, County Hall28 August 2018
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Graham CalowSapcote27 August 2018leafmine on Elder
Graham CalowSapcote27 August 2018leafmine on Elder
Peter SmithEllis Meadows19 October 2016Leaf mine on elder (backlit)
Peter SmithPioneer Park, Leicester01 August 2018Leaf mine on elder
Graham CalowBumble Bee Lane, Sharnford23 August 2018leafmines on Elder
Graham CalowSapcote27 August 2018leafmine on Elder
