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Amauromyza flavifrons (Meigen) (a leaf-mining fly)

Date: 12 August 2005
Location: Berks, England
Voucher: 12/08/2005[A]
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State: Larva
Record Summary: larvae in leaf mines in campion
Associated organism: in mined leaf of Silene
Identification Notes: Linear mines, suddenly expanding into a blotch, with a single larva. Mainly on upper surface.

Pupariated in mine. 2 puparia: one small and Agromyzid type, the other larger, longer, hairy, (Anthomyid?).
Both failed to emerge.

Images etc

naked eye photograph Leaf mine - close-up 500 by 393 pixels
naked eye photograph Leaf mine - close-up 500 by 389 pixels
naked eye photograph Leaf mine - close-up 500 by 438 pixels
naked eye photograph Leaf mine - close-up 500 by 459 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - close-up - transmitted light - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mine - close-up - transmitted light - enlarged 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mined leaf - upper surface 500 by 332 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines from lower surface of leaf 500 by 342 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines from lower surface of leaf 500 by 347 pixels
naked eye photograph Mines on leaf - transmitted light 500 by 345 pixels

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