BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk

An impressive website, still in development (Oct 07), to enable identification of leafmines, particularly those of flies (Diptera). The site is the work of two leading British experts.

Web site http://www.ukflymines.co.uk

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

CHRYSOMELIDAE (leaf and flea beetles) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
CURCULIONIDAE (weevils) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 (jewel beetles) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
DOLICHOPODIDAE (thick-headed flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
AGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
DROSOPHILIDAE (fruit or vinegar flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
EPHYDRIDAE (shore flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
PSILIDAE (carrot rust fly etc) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
TEPHRITIDAE (gall flies, greater fruit flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ANTHOMYIIDAE (a family of flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
SCATHOPHAGIDAE (dung flies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
CHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
SCIARIDAE (black fungus gnats) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
TENTHREDINIDAE (a family of sawflies) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ERIOCRANIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ALUCITIDAE (many-plume moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
BATRACHEDRIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
COLEOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
COSMOPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ELACHISTIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
GELECHIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
MOMPHIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
OECOPHORIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
BUCCULATRICIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
GRACILLARIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ROESLERSTAMMIIDAE (a family of small ermine moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
PTEROPHORIDAE (plume moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
PYRALIDAE (grass and meal moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
LYONETIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
TINEIDAE (tineid micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
TORTRICIDAE (tortrix moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
EPERMENIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
YPONOMEUTIDAE (small ermine moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
ZYGAENIDAE (burnets and foresters) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
HELIOZELLIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
INCURVARIIDAE (longhorn moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
NEPTICULIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.
TISCHERIIDAE (a family of micro-moths) Identification Current Leaf/stem mining species.

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