Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii NEW QUALIFIER-agg.
(a pair of flies with identical leaf-mines)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
Species aggregatePhytomyza pastinacae/spondylii (a pair of flies with identical leaf-mines)
GenusPhytomyza (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 Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii (a pair of flies with identical leaf-mines) :
1: Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii (a pair of flies with identical leaf-mines) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 May 2002 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Leaf mines on Hogweed
Image 1: Mined leaf - top viewImage 2: Mines - top view - enlargedImage 3: Mines - top view - magnifiedImage 4: Mines - top view - magnified (2)Image 5: Mines - underside - magnifiedImage 6: Puparia - magnifiedImage 7: Puparia - magnified (2)Image 8: Puparium - magnifiedImage 9: Puparium - magnified (2)Image 10: Puparium - magnified (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 6. December 2017 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 1, June 2107 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

Phytomyza pastinacae/spondylii (a pair of flies with identical leaf-mines) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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