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Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Columbine leaf miner Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (2) 4(24): 392. Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a; Hendel, 1934. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 348. Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 10, 71, 82, 83 (fig. 268), 118. Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5 (1): 380-1, figs 661-663A, 902B. Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera): 22, 43, 46 (figs 171-2), 50. Phytomyza aquilegiae Hardy, 1849a; Bland, 2000. Dipterists Digest 7: 11.

Leaf-mine: Larva forms large primary blotch, sometimes several larvae feeding together with frass scattered irregularly throughout the mine; leaves often being largely destroyed and the plants suffering considerable damage (Spencer, 1976: 380, 381 (fig. 663A)). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mines of Phytomyza aquilegiae on Aquilegia vulgaris. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1925) and Ellis (Nederlandse bladmineerders). Puparium: Dull brown, deeply segmented; posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of up to 20 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 380). Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Aquilegia     Mines in BMNH Aquilegia     Robbins, 1991: 28 Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Spencer, 1972b: 118 Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Aegopodium podagraria Ground-elder Nederlandse bladmineerders Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Nederlandse bladmineerders Aquilegia     Spencer, 1990: 22 Thalictrum     Spencer, 1990: 22 Thalictrum aquilegifolium French Meadow-rue Spencer, 1976: 380 Time of year - mines: June-September. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Common in south in gardens (Spencer, 1972b: 82) including Warwick (Coventry) (Robbins, 1991: 28) and Linlithgow (NBN Gateway distribution map - LWIC). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway (Spencer, 1976: 380), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991), The Netherlands (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Czech Republic, French mainland, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Range extending eastwards to the Kirghiz and Kazakh Republics of the [former] U.S.S.R. (Spencer, 1976: 380) References to aquilegiae in North America have all proven inaccurate (Spencer, 1976: 380). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis amyite (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis orbicularis (Nees, 1834) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

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