Chromatomyia primulae (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromatomyia primulae (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 primulae (a leaf-mining fly) :
1: Chromatomyia primulae (a leaf-mining fly)
12 Jun 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
linear mine in Primrose leaf
Image 1: Mine - by transmitted light - enlargedImage 2: Mine - by transmitted light - enlarged (2)Image 3: Mine - by transmitted light - magnifiedImage 4: Mine - by transmitted light - magnified (2)Image 5: Mined leaves - top surfaceImage 6: Mined leaves - undersurfaceImage 7: Mine in top surface of leaf - enlargedImage 8: Mine in top surface of leaf - enlarged (2)Image 9: Mine in top surface of leaf - enlarged (3)Image 10: Mine in top surface of leaf - enlarged (4)Image 11: Mines from under surface of leaf - enlargedImage 12: Mines in top surface of leaf - enlargedImage 13: Mines in top surface of leavesImage 14: Mines in top surface of leaves (2)Image 15: Puparium - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 16: Puparium in under surface of leaf - magnifiedImage 17: Puparium in under surface of leaf - magnified (2)Image 18: Puparium - lateral view - magnifiedImage 19: Puparium - spiracles protruding through under surface of leaf - magnifiedImage 20: Puparium - ventral view - magnified

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chromatomyia primulae (a leaf-mining fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Chromatomyia primulae (a leaf-mining fly)
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