Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Ophiomyia melandricaulis 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 Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Moehringia trinervia/Moehringia trinerviathree-nerved sandwortstem
puparium puparium may be found in stem mine Moehringia trinervia Three-nerved Sandwort Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Moehringia trinervia/Moehringia trinerviathree-nerved sandwortstem mine
larva larva mines stem Silene dioica Red Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionstem
puparium puparium may be found in stem mine Silene dioica Red Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionstem mine
larva larva mines stem Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin, Ragged-robin Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene flos-cuculi/Silene flos-cuculiragged robin, ragged-robinstem
puparium puparium may be found in stem mine Silene flos-cuculi Ragged Robin, Ragged-robin Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene flos-cuculi/Silene flos-cuculiragged robin, ragged-robinstem mine
larva larva mines stem Silene latifoliaQuestionable White Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene latifolia/Silene latifoliawhite campion?stem
puparium puparium may be found in stem mine Silene latifoliaQuestionable White Campion Caryophyllales: Caryophyllaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene latifolia/Silene latifoliawhite campion?stem 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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOphiomyia melandricaulis (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 melandricaulis (a leaf-mining fly)

Ophiomyia melandricaulis (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 melandricaulis (a leaf-mining fly):

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