Phytoliriomyza hilarella (Zetterstedt, 1848)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Phytoliriomyza hilarella 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 frond Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond
puparium puparium may be found on frond Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Polypodiales: Dennstaedtiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Dennstaedtiaceae/Pteridium aquilinum/Pteridium aquilinumbrackenfrond
larva larva mines leaf Polypodium vulgare s.l. polypodies Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium vulgare s.l./Polypodium vulgare s.l.polypodiesleaf
puparium puparium may be found on leaf Polypodium vulgare s.l. polypodies Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytoliriomyza hilarella/Phytoliriomyza hilarellaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium vulgare s.l./Polypodium vulgare s.l.polypodiesleaf

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytoliriomyza hilarella (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusPhytoliriomyza (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 Phytoliriomyza hilarella (a leaf-mining fly)

Phytoliriomyza hilarella (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 Phytoliriomyza hilarella (a leaf-mining fly):

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