Insect and Spider Identification: CLOSED: Agromyzidae sp. Diptera, 1 by wallaby1

wallaby1 wrote:
I have some pics of flies identified as Agromyzidae sp., but I very much doubt I will get a Genus let alone a species. Is it acceptable to add these as just Agromyzidae sp, this is what I'm often seeing with other pics I find. There are hundreds of species so I doubt it I will get an answer to a Genus, although I have asked.

http://nlbif.eti.uva.nl/bis/agromyzidae.php?menuentry=soorte...

I can only say it's not Liriomyza by the description of 3 species in Europe, they have a yellow area between the wings.

I looked through the list on microscopy and one is a possibility, Phytomyza crassiseta, the male has yellow on the face as well as white lines across the back of the abdomen but no female pics, and they have a "?".

http://micropics.org.uk/Agromyzidae/agromyzidae.htm

http://micropics.org.uk/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza/crassiseta/phy...

There is a lit of British Leafminers here,

http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/species_list.htm

I guess as it was on Aquilegia, and I do get leaf mining on them, and I also have Thalictrum aquilegifolium, the logical choice would be Phytomyza aquilegiae. :) First find a pic, lol.

http://www.leafmines.co.uk/html/Diptera/P.aquilegiae.htm

http://www.ukflymines.co.uk/Flies/Phytomyza_aquilegiae.html

Getting somewhere! On the following site it states:

"Three dipterous miners, the agromyzids Ophiomyia aquilegiana, Phytomyza aquilegiae and Phytomyza minuscula are recorded on Aquilegia in Britain. Two of these miners are also recorded on Thalictrum in Britain."

http://www.ukflymines.co.uk/Keys/AQUILEGIA.html

The type of mining I recognise is from Phytomyza minuscula, strangely that is not mentioned as being on Thalictrum aquilegifolium in Britain where another is. But they were on Aquilegia.

http://www.ukflymines.co.uk/Flies/Phytomyza_minuscula.html


I took my fly pics on 6th May and there are males and females, that would fit for leaf mining time! I think their size was closer to 2-3mm.

http://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=17086

It might be safe to say it's at least Phytomyza minuscula, or Phytomyza aquilegiae therefore a Phytomyza sp. unless someone has a pic of them!