Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Loew, 1869)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytoliriomyza melampyga (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusPhytoliriomyza (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 Phytoliriomyza melampyga (a leaf-mining fly) :
1: Phytoliriomyza melampyga (a leaf-mining fly)
28 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Leaf mines on Orange Balsam beside river
Image 1: Mined leaf - 1 - upper sideImage 2: Mined leaf - 1 - under sideImage 3: Mined leaf - 2 - upper sideImage 4: Mined leaf - 2 - under sideImage 5: Mined leaf - 3 - upper sideImage 6: Mined leaf - 3 - under sideImage 7: Mined leaf - 4 - upper sideImage 8: Mined leaf - 4 - under sideImage 9: Mined leaves - upper sidesImage 10: Mined leaves - under sidesImage 11: Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 13: Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 14: Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 15: Mine - transmitted light - close-up - enlarged (5)Image 16: Puparium - dorsal - magnifiedImage 17: Puparium - dorso-lateral - magnifiedImage 18: Puparium - ventral - magnified

Phytoliriomyza melampyga (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 Phytoliriomyza melampyga (a leaf-mining fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Phytoliriomyza melampyga (a leaf-mining fly)
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