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Phytomyza
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Phytomyza ranunculi
(a leaf-mining fly)
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Phytomyza ranunculi (Schrank) (a leaf-mining fly)

Date: 28 May 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 28/05/2005[E]
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State: Larva
Record Summary: Leaf mines on Greater Spearwort
Associated organism: in mines in live leaf of Ranunculus lingua
Identification Notes: Mine almost invisible from lower surface.
The larger larvae in the mines all appeared to be dead.
Pupariates on leaf surface; puparium pale yellow, photographed 2 June 05

Reared. Adults photographed 21 June 05. 12 adults and 2 (apparently identical) parastic wasps emerged. 14 exuviae varied from chalky (3) to transparent or greyish, but not obvious which had contained the wasps. Three puparia hadn't emerged: one of these was brown but otherwise looks identical so is presumably parasitised.
Photo Summary: Mine, puparium, puparial exuviae, imagos

Images etc

naked eye photograph Adults - highly enlarged 500 by 418 pixels
naked eye photograph Adults, parasitic wasp, puparial exuvia etc. - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Adults, parasitic wasp, puparial exuvia etc. - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Adults, parasitic wasp, puparial exuvia etc. - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Adults, puparial exuvia - highly enlarged 500 by 416 pixels
naked eye photograph Adults, puparial exuviae etc. - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaves - lower surface 147 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaves - upper surface 500 by 171 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaves - upper surface 250 by 500 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - close-up 500 by 200 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged - transmitted light 500 by 267 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged - transmitted light 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged - transmitted light 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - from leaf upper surface - enlarged 500 by 269 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - leaf tip - upper surface 500 by 230 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines - mid-leaf - upper surface 500 by 332 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - 2 June 05 - highly enlarged - close-up 500 by 357 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - 2 June 05 - highly enlarged 500 by 332 pixels

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