HOME : Introduction : Methods : Miners : Parasitoids Host plants by Scientific name : Common name References : Web resources : Acknowledgements : Recent changes : Index : Search

Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Columbine leaf miner Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851. Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (2)9: 153. Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 433. Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 10, 71, 83 (fig. 269B), 90. Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 381 (figs 663B; 450, 790. Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 22, 43, 47, 48 (fig. 185), 50.

Leaf-mine: Larva forming short, irregular white linear mine, with frass in conspicuous black strips. Pupation external, normally adhering to the leaf near the end of the mine until dislodged by rain or wind (Spencer, 1972b: 83 (fig. 269B; Spencer, 1976: 381 (figs 663B), 450). The mine is illustrated in British leafminers and Nederlandse bladmineerders. Mine of Phytomyza minuscula on Aquilegia vulgaris. Image: Brian Pitkin Larva: The larva is described by de Meijere (1925), Allen (1958) and Sasakawa (1961). Puparium: Reddish-brown (orange) (Spencer, 1976: 450). Hosts in Britain: Ranunculaceae       Aquilegia     Mines in BMNH Aquilegia     Robbins, 1991: 28 Aquilegia spp.   British leafminers Aquilegia spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 90 Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Mines in BMNH Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Spencer, 1972b: 118 Thalictrum     Mines in BMNH Thalictrum spp.   British leafminers Thalictrum spp.   Spencer, 1972b: 90 Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Spencer, 1972b: 119 Hosts elsewhere: Ranunculaceae       Aquilegia     Spencer, 1976: 450 Aquilegia     Spencer, 1990: 22 Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Nederlandse bladmineerders Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Mines in BMNH Thalictrum     Spencer, 1976: 450 Thalictrum     Spencer, 1990: 43 Thalictrum aquilegiifolium French Meadow-rue Nederlandse bladmineerders Thalictrum dasycarpum   Mines in BMNH Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: June-September. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Common and widespread throughout the Britain, particularly in gardens (Spencer, 1972b) including Warwick (Coventry) (Robbins, 1991), Hants (Fleet) (British leafminers), Edinburgh and Linlithgow (NBN Gateway distribution map - LWIC). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Holarctic. Widespread in much of Europe including Denmark, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 450), Switzerland (Mines in BMNH); The Netherlands, Luxembourg (Nederlandse bladmineerders), Belgium (de Bruyn & von Tschirnhaus, 1991) and Germany (Spencer, 1976: 574), French mainland, Lithuania, Poland and Spanish mainland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the western U.S.A., the Himalayas and northern India (Spencer, 1990: 28). Parasitoids: Chrysocharis liriomyzae Delucchi, 1954 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis orbicularis (Nees, 1834) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Chrysocharis pentheus (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Closterocerus trifasciatus Westwood, 1833 Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Diglyphus chabrias (Walker, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Diglyphus isaea (Walker, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Hemiptarsenus unguicellus (Zetterstedt, 1838) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Neochrysocharis formosa (Westwood, 1833) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae Pnigalio soemius (Walker, 1839) Hymenoptera: Eulophidae

External links:	Search the internet:
British leafminers Fauna Europaea [127714] NBN Gateway Nederlandse bladmineerders	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 01-Oct-2008  Brian Pitkin