Phytomyza chaerophylli

Phytomyza chaerophylli
	Mine on cow parsley
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Agromyzidae
Genus:	Phytomyza
Species:	P. chaerophylli
Binomial name
	Phytomyza chaerophylli; Kaltenbach, 1856
Synonyms
	List Phytomyza anthrisci Hendel, 1924; Phytomyza coniophila Hering, 1931; Phytomyza conopodii Hering, 1943; ;

Phytomyza chaerophylli is a species of leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae which is found in Europe.

Description[]

The larvae make a short upper-surface gallery following a leaf margin which widens, so that within the confined limits of some umbelliferous leaves often forms a secondary blotch. The frass is in two untidy rows of isolated grains. Larvae leave the leaf through a semi-circular slit in the lower epidermis to pupate in the soil.^[1]^[2]

Mines and larvae can be found throughout the winter, the first generation from April to July although larvae can be found feeding through most of the year.^[2]

Distribution[]

Widespread and common throughout much of Europe.^[2]

References[]

^ "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach,1856". British leafminers. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pitkin, Brian. "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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[1] "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach,1856". British leafminers. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[ukflymines-2] Pitkin, Brian. "Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856". UKflymines. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

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