![]() Dip:Agromyzidae
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Melanagromyza
eupatorii Spencer, 1957
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Food Plant: Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp Agrimony), Inula conyzae (Ploughman's-spikenard), Leucanthemum vulgare (Oxeye Daisy), Senecio jacobaea ( Common Ragwort) Mine: unknown Notes: The larva is an internal stem borer, which also pupariates internally. The puparium has a small, lightly sclerotized, central horn in each of the posterior spiracles, surrounded by a ring of 10-12 bulbs. The puparium is a pale whitish-yellow (as shown). The puparium shown is in Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp Agrimony) Data: 25.i.2019, Painswick Beacon, East Gloucestershire, VC33 Image:© Robert Homan Recording Grade: 4 References: |
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