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Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Loew) (a leaf-mining fly)

Date: 28 June 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 28/06/2005[C]
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State: Larva
Record Summary: Leaf mines on Orange Balsam beside river
Associated organism: in mined leaves of Impatiens capensis
Identification Notes: Difficult to rear as the leaves very rapidly wilt and wither. Single brown puparium found in bottom of container.

Mostly parasitised. Reared 1 puparium, 2 parasitic wasps in one container and 1 puparium 1 parasitic wasp from another.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 300 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 248 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged 500 by 358 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 1 - upper side 500 by 252 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 1 - under side 500 by 261 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 2 - upper side 500 by 252 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 2 - under side 500 by 287 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 3 - upper side 500 by 260 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 3 - under side 500 by 266 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 4 - upper side 500 by 293 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - 4 - under side 500 by 282 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaves - upper sides 500 by 331 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaves - under sides 500 by 332 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - dorsal - magnified 500 by 274 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - dorso-lateral - magnified 500 by 256 pixels
magnified photograph Puparium - ventral - magnified 500 by 267 pixels

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