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Phytomyza ilicis Curtis (Holly Leaf-miner)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Phytomyza ilicis 18 March 2000 Oxon England 2 2
Phytomyza ilicis Pupa 9 May 1970 East Norfolk England 2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Cameron, E., 1939 The holly leaf-miner (Phytomyza ilicis, Curt.) and its parasites

Phytomyza ilicis may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
ACALYPTRATA
(acalypterate flies)
AGROMYZIDAE
(leaf-mining flies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Phytomyza ilicis is associated with:

Photos larva (young) Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae) larva (young) feeds within leaf (midrib) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972
Photos larva Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae) larva causes gall of leaf Restricted Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Photos larva Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae) larva mines leaf (blade) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine an irregular upper surface linear-blotch]
Photos puparium Ilex aquifolium - Holly (Aquifoliaceae) puparium may be found in leaf-mine Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972

There may be more taxa associated with Phytomyza ilicis listed at higher taxonomic level

DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)
CYCLORRHAPHA
(a suborder of flies)

Associated with Phytomyza ilicis:

larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Chrysocharis gemma - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva (1st instar) Opius ilicis - a braconid wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Chrysocharis syma - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Closterocerus trifasciatus - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Pleurotropis amyntes - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Tetracampe - a genus of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939 [species near T. nemocera, Masi]
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Cyrtogaster vulgaris - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Eutelus - a genus of chalcid wasps (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939 [species near E. dilectus Walk.]
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Sphegigaster flavicornis - a chalcid wasp (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva Dacnusa maculata (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) Foreign Cameron, E., 1939
pupa pupa is endoparasitoid host of larva (later instars) Opius ilicis - a braconid wasp (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) UK/Ireland Cameron, E., 1939

Phytomyza ilicis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
DIPTERA
(two-winged flies)

References

Cameron, E., 1939 The holly leaf-miner (Phytomyza ilicis, Curt.) and its parasites
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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