![]() Dip:Agromyzidae
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Phytomyza
stolonigena Hering, 1949
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Food Plant: Ranunculus repens (Creeping buttercup) Mine: July - October Notes: The larva lives in the petiole and makes parallel-sided galleries in the leaf blade, which are little branched (as shown). The galleries are almost full depth. Little recorded in the UK, but widespread in Europe. Pupation may be external or internal (Warrington pers. comm). Data: 14.vii.2012, Dunstaffnage, nr Oban, Argyll, VC98 Image:© Carl Farmer Recording Grade: 2 References: |
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