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VICIA. Vetches. [Fabaceae]

Thirty-five species of Vicia are recorded in Britain. Eleven of these are native species. These include the native Tufted Vetch (V. cracca), Hairy Tare (V. hirsuta), Common Vetch (V. sativa), Bush Vetch (V. sepium), Wood Vetch (V. sylvatica) and Smooth Tare (V. tetraspermum) and the introduced Purple Vetch (V. benghalensis), Broad Bean (V. faba), Narbonne Vetch (V. narbonensis), Fine-leaved Vetch (V. tenifolia) and Fodder Vetch (V. villosa). Eight dipterous miners, the agromyzids Agromyza bicophaga, Agromyza felleri, Agromyza marionae, Agromyza vicifoliae, Chromatomyia horticola, Liriomyza congesta, Liriomyza strigata and Ophiomyia orbiculata, are recorded on Vicia in Britain. The agromyzid Agromyza erythrocephala is recorded galling stems of Vicia cracca in Britain and the agromyzid Melanagromyza fabae is recorded feeding and pupating in the roots of Vicia in Britain. The agromyzids Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza sativae and Liriomyza trifolii, polyphagous pest species of ornamental and vegetable crops occasionally intercepted at UK points of entry, are recorded on Vicia. Liriomyza trifolii has been found under glass in England and Wales. All populations have been and continue to be eradicated. Elsewhere the agromyzids Agromyza bicophaga, Agromyza erythrocephala, Agromyza felleri, Agromyza nana, Agromyza vicifoliae, Chromatomyia horticola, Liriomyza bryoniae, Liriomyza congesta, Liriomyza huidobrensis, Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza strigata, Liriomyza trifolii and Phytoliriomyza variegata are recorded mining Vicia. Two non-dipterous miners are recorded on Vicia in Britain (see below). Elsewhere one additional British non-dipterous miner is recorded on Vicia (see below).

Vetch - Vicia sp.

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

1> Stem mine. 2. ->Leaf mine. 3. 2> A long external whitish stem mine, feeding downwards from a leaf stalk or part of the upper stem. Pupation external. Puparium yellowish Agromyza marionae Griffiths [Agromyzidae]. ->An external stem mine. Pupation in the stem, near or even below ground level, with the anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Puparium reddish-brown Ophiomyia orbiculata (Hendel) [Agromyzidae]. 3> Mine primarily associated with mid-rib. A distinctive mine with irregular short lateral offshoots into leaf blade. Pupation external.     Mine of Liriomyza strigata on Sonchus. Image: Crown copyright - courtesy of CSL Liriomyza strigata (Meigen) [Agromyzidae]. -> Mine not primarily associated with mid-rib. 4. 4> Mine beginning linear, later becoming a primary blotch. Agromyza bicophaga Hering [Agromyzidae]. ->A primary blotch-mine, which entirely fills a leaf and usually shows some reddish colouration; frass in distinct grains. Agromyza felleri Hering [Agromyzidae]. ->Mine initially linear, adjoining margin of leaf, later developing into a blotch, always on the mid-rib. Puparium yellowish-red Agromyza vicifoliae Hering [Agromyzidae]. ->Mine linear, whitish, both upper and lower surface. Pupation internal, at the end of the mine. Puparium whitish, anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Mine of Chromatomyia horticola on Papaver rhoeas. Image: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau) [Agromyzidae]. ->An upper surface linear mine with frass in conspicuous greenish strips, largely alternating at each side of the channel. Puparium yellow Vicia sepium Lathyrus pratensis Mines of Liriomyza congesta. Images: Willem Ellis (Source: Nederlandse bladmineerders) Liriomyza congesta (Becker) [Agromyzidae].  .

Unidentified mine on Vicia Mines on Vicia. Image: Brian Pitkin

Non-dipterous miners recorded on Vicia in Britain Cosmopterix schmidiella Frey, 1856 Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae     Phyllonorycter nigrescentella (Logan, 1851) Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae   Additional British non-dipterous miners recorded on Vicia elsewhere Phyllonorycter insignitella (Zeller, 1846) Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae

Last updated 30-Jul-2008  Brian Pitkin

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