Phytobia Lioy, 1864
(a genus of leaf-mining flies)

Interactions where Phytobia 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 live cambium [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Three agromyzid flies, Ophiomyia nasuta (Melander, 1913), Phytomyza ranunculicola Hering, 1949 and Phytobia mallochi (Hendel, 1924) (Diptera, Agrmoyzidae) new to Britain, Gibbs, D., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytobia/Phytobiaa genus of leaf-mining flieslarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treeslivecambium

Author & YearTitleSource
Gibbs, D., 2006Three agromyzid flies, Ophiomyia nasuta (Melander, 1913), Phytomyza ranunculicola Hering, 1949 and Phytobia mallochi (Hendel, 1924) (Diptera, Agrmoyzidae) new to BritainDipterists Digest (2nd Series) 13: 30-32.

Phytobia (a genus of leaf-mining flies) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phytobia (a genus of leaf-mining flies) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Phytobia cambii
a leaf-mining fly
Species 3 trophisms
Phytobia carbonaria
a leaf-mining fly
Species 3 trophisms
Phytobia cerasiferae
a leaf-mining fly
Species 2 trophisms
Phytobia mallochi
a cambium-mining fly
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPhytobia (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 Phytobia (a genus of leaf-mining flies)

Phytobia (a genus of leaf-mining flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phytobia (a genus of leaf-mining flies):

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