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MECONOPSIS. Welsh Poppy. [Papaveraceae]

Welsh Poppy (M. cambrica) is the only species of Meconopsis recorded in Britain. It is a native species. Two dipterous miners, the agromyzids Chromatomyia horticola and Liriomyza strigata are recorded on Meconopsis in Britain. Although previously recorded as a leaf-miner in buds of Meconopsis, Botanophila fugax is a common saprophagous species, the larvae normally feeding in the soil (Griffiths, pers. comm.). Elsewhere the agromyzid Liriomyza strigata and the drosophilid Scaptomyza flava are recorded mining Meconopsis. No non-dipterous miners are recorded on Meconopsis in Britain.

Key for the identification of the known Diptera mines in Britain.

1> Mine linear, whitish, both upper and lower surface. Pupation internal, at the end of the mine, with the anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Mine of Chromatomyia horticola on Papaver rhoeas. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) [Agromyzidae] ->A distinctive mine primarily above mid-rib, with irregular short lateral offshoots into leaf blade. Pupation external.     Mines of Liriomyza strigata on Sonchus. Image: Crown copyright - courtesy of CSL Liriomyza strigata (Meigen) [Agromyzidae].

Last updated 11-Sep-2008  Brian Pitkin

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