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Liriomyza eupatorii Kalt (a leaf-mining fly)

Date: 30 May 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 30/05/2005[A]
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State: Larva
Record Summary: Larvae in spiral mines on Hemp Agrimony leaf
Associated organism: on live leaf of Eupatorium cannabinum
Identification Notes: Pupariated externally (photos 1 June 05).

Reared. Imagines photographed 21 June 05 after they had died in the tube.

Contrary to Spencer (1972), the acrostichals extend well forward of first DC, and mesonotum is shining black although with punctate microsculpture.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Imagines and puparia - highly enlarged 500 by 466 pixels
naked eye photograph Leaf with mines - top surface 500 by 385 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - top surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 247 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - top surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 306 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - top surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 265 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 370 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - under surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 269 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - under surface - close-up - enlarged 500 by 299 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - magnified - close-up 311 by 500 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - magnified 500 by 332 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - on leaf surface - magnified - close-up 492 by 500 pixels

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