Chromatomyia scolopendri

Chromatomyia scolopendri is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, of the order Diptera. The larva mine the leaves of ferns. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1851 and is found in Europe (Denmark, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Ireland and Poland; also in Thrace).[2]

Chromatomyia scolopendri
Mine on hart's-tongue fern
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Chromatomyia
Species:
C. scolopendri
Binomial name
Chromatomyia scolopendri
Synonyms
  • Phytomyza scolopendri Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851
  • Phytomyza scolopendri Goureau, 1851
  • Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)

Life history

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The larvae are leaf miners and feed in a long (up to 10 cm), greenish corridor with the frass, in an almost uninterrupted line. In small ferns, the mine follows the edge and become a blotch, while in larger leaves, where space is not limited the long linear mine can curve smoothly and can also mine the midrib. Pupation is usually within the mine.[1]

It had been recorded on rustyback (Asplenium ceterach), wall-rue (Asplenium ruta-muraria), hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium), forked spleenwort (Asplenium septentrionale) and common polypody (Polypodium vulgare).[3]

Distribution

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Found in Europe, from Poland to Ireland, and from Italy and the Iberian Peninsula to Denmark.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851) [Diptera: Agromyzidae]". UKflymines. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Chromatomyia scolopendri – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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