Seven species are reported as new to vice county lists The following new vice county records have been observed recently; Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 – NEW TO VC74. Jill Cunningham found leaf mines at Castle Stewart Loch, Wigtownshire on 28 August 2024. Agromyza flaviceps Fallen, 1823 – NEW TO VC36. Tim Kaye observed leaf mines […]
More additions are reported to seven vice county Diptera lists Seven species have recently been added to vice county lists; Agromyza varicornis Strobl, 1898 – NEW TO VC28. On 28 August 2024, Rob Edmunds found the larval mine in Downham Market, West Norfolk. Amauromyza verbasci (Bouche, 1847) – NEW TO VC85. Robert Homan recorded leaf […]
Eleven species are reported as new to vice county lists Several species have been recently added to vice county lists; Ophiomyia alliariae Hering, 1954 – NEW TO VC24. On 17 August 2024, Andy & Melissa Banthorpe found stem mines at Stowe NT parkland, Buckinghamshire; NEW TO VC30 – Andy & Melissa also found larval stem […]
Several new vice county records are reported for nine species Ophiomyia aquilegiana Lundqvist, 1947 – NEW TO VC55. On 11 August 2024, Graham Moates found the larval mines at Rothley Station, Leicestershire. Ophiomyia melandryi de Meijere, 1924 – NEW TO VC30. Andy & Melissa Banthorpe found a puparium on 7 August 2024 at Sandy Smith […]
Three species are reported as new to some vice counties Richard Davidson has added three species to some vice county lists; Agromyza alnivora Spencer, 1969 – NEW TO VC67. Larval mine recorded on 19 July 2024 at Hauxley Nature Reserve, South Northumberland. Chromatomyia ramosa (Hendel, 1923) – NEW TO VC66 and VC67. Leaf mines were […]
Several new vice county records are reported for several species Many new vice county records have recently been reported and are listed below – many thanks to all those who submitted their observations; Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 – NEW TO VC99. Dean Stables found leaf mines on 31 July 2024 at Forth & Clyde Canal […]
Chromatomyia species is added to the Herefordshire vice county list Simon Norman visited Wigmore Rolls, Herefordshire VC36 on 13 July 2024 and found the leaf mines of Chromatomyia centaurii Spencer, 1990. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Simon for submitting the record. 15 July 2024
Seven species are reported as new to Huntingdonshire Diptera list On 13 July 2024, Andy & Melissa Bathorpe visited Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, Huntingdonshire VC31 and recorded seven species new to thge vice county; Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 Agromyza flaviceps Fallen, 1823 Amauromyza verbasci (Bouche, 1847) Chromatomyia centaurii Spencer, 1990 Chromatomyia ramosa (Hendel, 1923) Liriomyza […]
Birch leaf miner is reported as new to County Durham On 13 July 2024, Edward Pritchard found the larval mine on Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 on Birch at RSPB Saltholme, County Durham VC66. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Edward for sending in his record. 15 July 2024
Hogweed leaf miner is added to the Nottinghamshire Diptera list Tom Shields recorded the larval mine of Phytomyza heracleana Hering, 1937 at Colwick Park, Nottinghamshire on 11 July 2024. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Tom for sending in his record. 13 July 2024