Cerodontha luzulae (Groschke, 1957)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Cerodontha luzulae 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 leaf UK/IrelandRestricted Luzula sylvatica Great Wood-rush Poales: Juncaceae Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luzulae (Groschke, 1957) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) - a species new to Britain, Bland, K.P., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Cerodontha luzulae/Cerodontha luzulaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Juncaceae/Luzula sylvatica/Luzula sylvaticagreat wood-rushleafSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Bland, K.P., 1993Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luzulae (Groschke, 1957) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) - a species new to BritainEntomologist's Gazette 44, 271-273 Ent. Gazette 44: 271-273.

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCerodontha luzulae (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusCerodontha (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 Cerodontha luzulae (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bland, K.P. 1993 Cerodontha (Dizygomyza) luzulae (Groschke, 1957) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) - a species new to Britain Entomologist's Gazette 44, 271-273 Ent. Gazette 44: 271-273.
Gibbs, D. 2003 Cerodontha silvatica (Groschke, 1957) (Diptera, Agromyzidae) new to Britain Dipterists Digest 2003 10,61-65 Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) 10: 61-65.

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

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

A leaf-mining fly that mines the leaves of Greater Woodrush (Luzula sylvatica). It was added to British list in 1993

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