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Two new vice county records are reported for two species Two species have been added to two vice county lists; Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 – NEW TO VC90. James Clark found leaf mines at Inshewan, Angus on 16 October 2024. Phytomyza marginella Fallen, 1823 – NEW TO VC99. On 11 November 2024, Dean Stables spotted […]

Several new vice county records are reported for 21 species The following new vice county records are hereby reported; Agromyza anthracina Meigen, 1830 – NEW TO VC92. Kevin Paterson found leaf mines at Invercauld House, South Aberdeenshire on 10 November 2024. Agromyza filipendulae Spencer, 1976 – NEW TO VC36. David Griffith found leaf mines at […]

Nine species are reported as new to nine vice counties The latest new vice county additions are reported below; Ophiomyia melandricaulis Hering, 1943 – NEW TO VC53. On 19 September 2024, Andy and Melissa Banthorpe found a stem mine near RAF Waddington, South Lincolnshire. Amauromyza morionella (Zetterstedt, 1848) – NEW TO VC66. Jill Cunningham spotted […]

Nine species are reported as new to nine vice counties Below are the latest new vice county records; Ophiomyia alliariae Hering, 1954 – NEW TO VC37. Andy & Melissa Banthorpe found stem mine at Salwarpe, Worcestershire on 14 September 2024. Amauromyza labiatarum (Hendel, 1920) – NEW TO VC26. Sam Newton found leaf mines at Bradfield […]

Eighteen new vice county records are reported for sixteen species New vice county records are reported for sixteen species; Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931 – NEW TO VC67. Jill Cunningham found leaf mines at Heddon Wood, South Northumberland on 4 September 2024. Agromyza alnivora Spencer, 1969 – NEW TO VC109. Andy Donegan recorded leaf mines at […]

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 […]