Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mine.

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 11-09-2016 17:35
#1

Hi,
Is it possible to tell the species of the fly by its mine on this Alnus glutinosa?
Photo 11 Sep. 2016 in Kokkola Finland.


Pentti

Posted by Sundew on 11-09-2016 19:20
#2

Might be Agromyza alnivora, but there are also other animals (butterflies, beetles...) whose larvae are leaf miners - see the key for mine shapes in Dutch and English http://www.bladmi.../alnus.htm.
Regards, Sundew

Posted by Pentti Ketola on 11-09-2016 21:29
#3

Many thanks!

Pentti.

Posted by Paul Beuk on 13-09-2016 09:05
#4

It looks as if the frass is in a single, median line in the mine. That would make it unlikely to be a dipteran mine...