Parallelomma vittatum (Meigen, 1826), (orchid leaf-miner)
IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN


31 May 2006 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryLarvae in blotch mines on Solomon’s Seal
Found asLarva
Date31 May 2006
Associated organismPolygonatum multiflorum
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher31 May 2006[A]
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Notes:

Eggs 1mm long, white, cylindrical, winged along each side with punctate area along base of wings. 6 or 8 eggs laid side-to-side on underside of leaf. Blotch mine starts from eggs and widens across leaf. Communal larvae feed side-to-side in a row at end of mine.

Left leaf and pupariated 2 June 06. Puparia 4-4.5mm long (which is very small for a female which lays 6-8 eggs 1mm long!)

Not reared. Robbins, 1990 says this is the only leaf miner in Polygonatum, but the mine starts from a batch of eggs so it is communal from the first.

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