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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POPULUS. Poplars and Aspens. [Salicaceae]


Ten species of Populus are recorded in Britain. These include the native Black-poplar (P. nigra), White Poplar (P. alba) and Aspen (P. tremula) and the introduced American Aspen (P. tremuloides), Eastern Balsam-poplar (P. balsamifera) and Western Balsam-poplar (P. trichocarpa).

Four dipterous miners, the agromyzids Agromyza albitarsis, Aulagromyza populi, Aulagromyza populicola and Aulagromyza tremulae, are recorded on Populus in Britain.

The agromyzid Hexomyza schineri is recorded in Britain and elesewhere forming twig galls on Populus.

The agromyzid Phytobia cambii feeds in the cambium of Salix and Populus in Britain and also Alnus, Betula and Carpinus elsewhere.

Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza albitarsis, Aulagromyza populi, Aulagromyza populicola and Aulagromyza tremulae are recorded mining Populus.

Twenty-two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Populus in Britain (see below).




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




1> Blotch mine.

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-> Linear mine.

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2> Larva forming a greenish-black blotch mine, which quickly turns brown, frequently several larvae feed together. Puparium yellowish to reddish brown

Mine of Agromyza albitarsis on Populus alba. Photo: Willem Ellis

Mine of Agromyza albitarsis on Populus alba. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Agromyza albitarsis Meigen [Agromyzidae].

-> A shallow, greenish upper surface blotch-mine, which can be somewhat elongate but never obviously linear. Puparium dark brown

Mine of Aulagromyza populicola on Populus nigra. Photo: Willem Ellis
Mine of Aulagromyza populicola on Populus nigra. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Aulagromyza populicola (Haliday) [Agromyzidae].

3> A long winding, whitish linear mine, initially lower surface, later upper surface. Pupation takes place within the leaf, in a distinct pupal blister, the anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Puparium dark brown

Mine of Aulagromyza populi on Populus nigra (upperside). Photos: Willem Ellis Mine of Aulagromyza populi on Populus nigra (underside). Photos: Willem Ellis
Mine of Aulagromyza populi on Populus nigra. Images: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Aulagromyza populi (Kaltenbach) [Agromyzidae].

-> A short, broad, irregular linear mine, exclusively in the spongy parenchyma, on underside of leaf. Pupation external. Puparium yellowish

Mine of Aulagromyza tremulae on Populus tremulae. Photo: Willem Ellis
Mine of Aulagromyza tremulae on Populus tremulae. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders)

Aulagromyza tremulae (Hering) [Agromyzidae].



Non-dipterous miners recorded on Populus in Britain

Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabricius, 1781) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz, 1872) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers     Fauna Europaea
Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Fenusella glaucopis (Konow, 1907) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Fenusella hortulana (Klug, 1818) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Gypsonoma dealbana (Frölich, 1828) Lepidoptera: Tortricidae British Leafminers UKMoths   Fauna Europaea
Heterarthrus ochropoda (Klug, 1818) Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Isochnus sequensi (Stierlin, 1894) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Leucoptera sinuella (Reutti, 1853) Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllocnistis unipunctella (Stephens, 1834) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllocnistis xenia M. Hering, 1936 Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter comparella (Duponchel, 1843) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter sagitella (Bjerkander, 1790) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter salicicolella (Sircom, 1848) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Phyllonorycter salictella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella assimilella (Zeller, 1848) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers   Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Stigmella trimaculella (Haworth, 1828) Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae British Leafminers UKMoths Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Zeugophora flavicollis (Marsham, 1802) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Zeugophora subspinosa (Fabricius, 1781) Coleoptera: Curculionidae     Nederlandse bladmineerders Fauna Europaea
Zeugophora turneri Power, 1863 Coleoptera: Curculionidae       Fauna Europaea



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