Melanagromyza aeneoventris (Fallén, 1823)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Melanagromyza aeneoventris 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 feeds within stem Foreign InulaQuestionable a genus of composites Asterales: Asteraceae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Inula/Inulaa genus of composites?stem
larva larva feeds within stem Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwortstem
puparium puparium may be found in stem Jacobaea vulgaris Common Ragwort Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Jacobaea vulgaris/Jacobaea vulgariscommon ragwortstem
larva larva feeds within stem Foreign Carduus a genus of thistles Asterales: Asteraceae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Carduus/Carduusa genus of thistlesstem
larva larva feeds within stem Cirsium thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium/Cirsiumthistlestem
puparium puparium may be found in stem Cirsium thistle Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium/Cirsiumthistlestem

Interactions where Melanagromyza aeneoventris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Diglyphosema conjungens a small parasitic wasp Hymenoptera: Figitidae Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: Eucoilidae, Quinlan, J., 1978
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Figitidae/Diglyphosema conjungens/Diglyphosema conjungensa small parasitic wasplarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza aeneoventris/Melanagromyza aeneoventrisa leaf-mining flylarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Quinlan, J., 1978Hymenoptera Cynipoidea: EucoilidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 8. Part 1b, 58pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanagromyza aeneoventris (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusMelanagromyza (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 Melanagromyza aeneoventris (a leaf-mining fly)

Melanagromyza aeneoventris (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 Melanagromyza aeneoventris (a leaf-mining fly):

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