Amauromyza flavifrons (Meigen, 1830), (a leaf-mining fly)


12 Aug 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record Summarylarvae in leaf mines in campion
Found asLarva
Date12 August 2005
Associated organismSilene
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher12 Aug 2005[A]
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Notes:

Linear mines, suddenly expanding into a blotch, with a single larva. Mainly on upper surface.

Pupariated in mine. 2 puparia: one small and Agromyzid type, the other larger, longer, hairy, and clearly with a parasitic wasp inside.

Both failed to emerge.

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