Aulagromyza similis (Brischke, 1881), (a leaf-mining fly)


7 Jun 2005 at OSGR: ST95 in South Wilts, England

Record SummaryLeaf mines in Scabious
Found asLarva
Date7 June 2005
Associated organismKnautia arvensis
OS grid refOSGR: ST95
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 2° 0’ W
Vice CountySouth Wilts, VC no: 8
CountryEngland
Voucher7 Jun 2005[W]
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Notes:

4 mines: 2 with larvae, 2 empty.

Mines quite clean, with little frass.

Pupariated outside mine - larva crawled around emptying gut, puparium glued down with faeces. Puparium dark brown.

2 puparia, both failed to emerge.

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