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

Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1826 [Diptera: Agromyzidae] Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1926c. Z. Morph. ökol. Tiere 5(3): 458. Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1926c; Hendel, 1935. Fliegen palaearkt. Reg. 6(2): 495. Phytomyza umensis Rydén, 1949. Opusc. ent. 14: 87. [Synonymised by Spencer, 1976: 534]. Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1926c; Spencer, 1972b. Handbk ident. Br. Ins. 10(5g): 80, 115. Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1926c; Spencer, 1976. Fauna ent. Scand. 5(1): 524-5, fig. 918. Phytomyza virgaureae Hering, 1926c; Spencer, 1990. Host specialization in the World Agromyzidae (Diptera) : 274, 283, 284 (fig. 1087).

Leaf-mine: A whitish linear mine, with frass predominantly in separate grains, rather than connected strips (Spencer, 1976: 525). Larva: The larva is described by Dempewolf (2001: 198). Puparium: Black; posterior spiracles each with an ellipse of about 14 bulbs (Spencer, 1976: 525). Hosts in Britain: Asteraceae       Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Bland, 1972 Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1972b: 115 Hosts elsewhere: Asteraceae       Bellis     Nederlandse bladmineerders Bellis perennis Daisy Spencer, 1990: 284 Bellis perennis Daisy Dempewolf, 2001: 198 Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1976: 524 Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1990: 284 Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Nederlandse bladmineerders Solidago virgaurea Goldenrod Spencer, 1976: 274 Time of year - mines: August. Time of year - adults: Unknown. Distribution in Britain: Surrey (Holmbury St Mary) (Spencer, 1972b: 80). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Europe including Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (Spencer, 1976: 524), Germany (Spencer, 1976: 582; Nederlandse bladmineerders; Dempewolf, 2001: 198), Austria, Corsica, Czech Republic, French mainland, Italian mainland, Lithuania, Poland and Switzerland (Martinez in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

External links:	Search the internet:
British leafminers Fauna Europaea [127903] NBN Gateway Nederlandse bladmineerders	Find using Google Find using Google Scholar Find images using Google

Last updated 30-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin