![]() Dip:Agromyzidae
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Phytomyza tetrasticha Hendel,
1927
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Food Plant: Mentha aquatica (water Mint), M.longifolia (Horse Mint), M.suaveolens (Round-leaved Mint) Mine: bivoltine - early Summer, late Summer Notes: The mine starts with a small spiral and then develops into a greenish blotch (frequently on the leaf margin), which turns brown as it ages (as shown). It may pupate either in or outside the mine. The pupa is yellow-brown in the summer generation and deep black in the winter one. A widespread species in the UK. Data: 18.x.2104, bos t'Ename ~ Oudenaarde, (Oost Vlaanderen), Belgium Image:© Carina van Steenwinkel |
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