Ophiomyia aquilegiana Lundqvist, 1947
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Ophiomyia aquilegiana is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva mines stem (one or two internodes) Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia aquilegiana/Ophiomyia aquilegianaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aquilegia vulgaris/Aquilegia vulgariscolumbinestem (one or two internodes)
puparium puparium may be found in stem (at end of mine) Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia aquilegiana/Ophiomyia aquilegianaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aquilegia vulgaris/Aquilegia vulgariscolumbinestem (at end of mine)
larva larva mines stem (one or two internodes) Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia aquilegiana/Ophiomyia aquilegianaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Thalictrum flavum/Thalictrum flavumcommon meadow-ruestem (one or two internodes)
puparium puparium may be found in stem (at end of mine) Thalictrum flavum Common Meadow-rue Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia aquilegiana/Ophiomyia aquilegianaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Thalictrum flavum/Thalictrum flavumcommon meadow-ruestem (at end of mine)

Author & YearTitleSource
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press

Ophiomyia aquilegiana (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ophiomyia aquilegiana (a leaf-mining fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphiomyia aquilegiana (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusOphiomyia (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ophiomyia aquilegiana (a leaf-mining fly)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ophiomyia aquilegiana (a leaf-mining fly):

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