Chromatomyia aprilina (Goureau, 1851)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusChromatomyia (a genus of leaf-mining flies)
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly) :
1: Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
13 Jul 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Leaf miner on Honeysuckle
Image 1: Braconid parasite - top surfaceImage 2: Braconid parasite - under surfaceImage 3: Mined leaf - underside - with pupariumImage 4: Mined leaves - uppersidesImage 5: Mined leaves - undersidesImage 6: Mine - leaf upperside - enlargedImage 7: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (2)Image 8: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (3)Image 9: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (4)Image 10: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (5)Image 11: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (6)Image 12: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (7)Image 13: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (8)Image 14: Mine - leaf upperside - enlarged (9)Image 15: Mine - leaf underside - enlargedImage 16: Mine - leaf underside - with puparium - enlargedImage 17: Mine - leaf underside - with puparium - enlarged (2)Image 18: Mine - transmitted light - magnifiedImage 19: Mine - transmitted light - magnified (2)Image 20: Parasitised? puparium - magnifiedImage 21: Puparium - epidermis peeled away and puparium turned over - magnifiedImage 22: Puparium in leaf lower epidermis - magnifiedImage 23: Puparium in leaf lower epidermis - magnified (2)Image 24: Puparium - magnifiedImage 25: Puparium on leaf - epidermis peeled away - magnifiedImage 26: Puparium on leaf - epidermis peeled away - magnified (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
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