Parallelomma vittatum (Meigen, 1826)
(Orchid Leaf-miner)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesParallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner)
GenusParallelomma (a genus of leaf-mining dungflies)
FamilySCATHOPHAGIDAE (dung flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Parallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner) :
1: Parallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
31 May 2006 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Larvae in blotch mines on Solomon’s Seal . Photos: Ova, leaf mine, larva, puparium
Image 1: Leaf mine - leaf top surface - close-upImage 2: Leaf mine - leaf top surface - transmitted light - close-upImage 3: Leaf mine - leaf under surface - close-upImage 4: Leaf mine - leaf under surface - transmitted light - close-upImage 5: Mined leafImage 6: Eggs batch at start of mine - enlargedImage 7: Eggs batch at start of mine - enlarged (2)Image 8: Eggs batch at start of mine - highly enlargedImage 9: Eggs batch at start of mine - highly enlarged (2)Image 10: Eggs batch at start of mine - highly enlarged (3)Image 11: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 12: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 13: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 14: Larva - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 15: Larva - dorso-lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 16: Larvae feeding at tip of mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlargedImage 17: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 18: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (2)Image 19: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (3)Image 20: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (4)Image 21: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (5)Image 22: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (6)Image 23: Larva - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged (7)Image 24: Larva - latero-ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 25: Larva - ventral view - close-up - highly enlargedImage 26: Puparia - enlargedImage 27: Puparium - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 28: Puparium - ventral view - highly enlargedImage 29: Puparium - anterior end - dorsal view - cleared - microscope low magnificationImage 30: Puparium - anterior end - ventral view - cleared - microscope low magnificationImage 31: Puparium - posterior end - dorsal view - cleared - microscope low magnificationImage 32: Puparium - posterior end - ventral view - cleared - microscope low magnificationImage 33: Puparium - ventral view - cleared - magnified

Parallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Parallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Parallelomma vittatum (Orchid Leaf-miner)
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