The leaf and stem  mines of British flies and other insects by Brian Pitkin, Willem Ellis, Colin Plant and Rob Edmunds


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Phytoliriomyza scotica Spencer, 1962
[Diptera: Agromyzidae]


Phytoliriomyza scotica Spencer, 1962. Entomologist's Gaz. 13(1): 18.
Phytoliriomyza scotica Spencer, 1962; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 5, 59, 61, figs 198-9.
Phytoliriomyza scotica Spencer, 1962; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 301.


Life-style: Unknown.

Larva: Details unknown.

Puparium: Details unknown.

Comments: It is now believed that Phytoliriomyza pilosella, described from Florida, may represent Phytoliriomyza scotica, but more detailed study will be necessary before this possible synonymy can be formally established (Spencer, 1990: 301).

Hosts in Britain: Unknown.

Hosts elsewhere:

Asteraceae      
Cotula australis Annual Buttonweed Spencer, 1990: 301

Time of year - larvae: Unknown.

Time of year - adults: June-July.

Distribution in Great Britain & Ireland: Dunbarton (Bonhill) (Spencer, 1962: 18; Spencer, 1972b).

NBN Distribution maps of known host species:

Distribution elsewhere: N. Germany (Spencer, 1972b), Canary Islands (Gomera) (Spencer, 1990: 301), French mainland, Madeira and Portuguese mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea).

Parasitoids: Unknown.



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