Phytomyza minuscula Goureau, 1851
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Phytomyza minuscula 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 Aquilegia columbines Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza minuscula/Phytomyza minusculaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aquilegia/Aquilegiacolumbinesleaf
larva larva mines live leaf UK/Ireland Aquilegia vulgaris Columbine Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 5, November 2017, Anon, 2017
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza minuscula/Phytomyza minusculaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Aquilegia vulgaris/Aquilegia vulgariscolumbineliveleaf
larva larva mines leaf Thalictrum meadow-rues Ranunculales: Ranunculaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza minuscula/Phytomyza minusculaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Thalictrum/Thalictrummeadow-ruesleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2017Agromyzidae Newsletter No 5, November 2017Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytomyza minuscula (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusPhytomyza (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 Phytomyza minuscula (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 5, November 2017 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

Phytomyza minuscula (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phytomyza minuscula (a leaf-mining fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 21 images of Phytomyza minuscula (a leaf-mining fly)
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