Phytomyza fallaciosa Brischke, 1881
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Phytomyza fallaciosa is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva mines leaf UK/Ireland Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017, Anon, 2017
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootsleaf
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Ranunculus buttercups and crowfoots Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus/Ranunculusbuttercups and crowfootsleaf-mine
larva larva mines leaf Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus acris/Ranunculus acrismeadow buttercupleaf-mine
larva larva mines leaf Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/Ranunculus repenscreeping buttercupleaf
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza fallaciosa/Phytomyza fallaciosaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Ranunculus repens/Ranunculus repenscreeping buttercupleaf-mine

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2017Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Phytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusPhytomyza (a genus of leaf-mining flies)
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

Phytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phytomyza fallaciosa (a leaf-mining fly):

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