Ophiomyia pulicaria (Meigen, 1830)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Ophiomyia pulicaria 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 (midrib, lamina) Crepis hawk’s-beards Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis/Crepishawk's-beardsleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Crepis hawk’s-beards Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Crepis/Crepishawk's-beardsleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Hieracium hawkweeds Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hieracium/Hieraciumhawkweedsleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Hieracium hawkweeds Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hieracium/Hieraciumhawkweedsleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Hypochaeris cat’s-ears Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Hypochaeris cat’s-ears Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Hypochaeris/Hypochaeriscat's-earsleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Leontodon hawkbits Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Leontodon/Leontodonhawkbitsleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Leontodon hawkbits Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Leontodon/Leontodonhawkbitsleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Picris ox-tongues Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Picris/Picrisox-tonguesleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Picris ox-tongues Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Picris/Picrisox-tonguesleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Sonchus sow thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus/Sonchussow thistlesleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Sonchus sow thistles Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus/Sonchussow thistlesleaf (petiole at base)
larva larva mines leaf (midrib, lamina) Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsleaf (midrib, lamina)
puparium puparium may be found in leaf (petiole at base) Taraxacum dandelions Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia pulicaria/Ophiomyia pulicariaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Taraxacum/Taraxacumdandelionsleaf (petiole at base)

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

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

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

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

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