Two Phytobia species are added to the Warwickshire Diptera list Robert Homan has added two Phytobia species to the Warwickshire VC38 list. A visit to Ilmington on 14 January 2024 resulted in the medullary spots of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) being found in Hawthorn and Blackthorn stems respectively. Many thanks […]
Phytobia species is added to another Welsh vice county list Bryan Dickinson examined Blackthorn stems at Dyffryn Ardudwy, Merionethshire VC48 on 10 January 2024 and found the typical larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955). This is the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to Bryan for contacting the scheme and […]
Phytomyza species is added to the County Durham Diptera list On 15 February 2019, Jill Cunningham visited Hawthorn Dene, County Durham VC66 and found the leaf mines of Phytomyza brunnipes Brischke, 1881 on Sanicula. This is the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to Environmental Records Information Centre (ERIC) North East for […]
Another new vice county reported for the two Phytobia species On 10 January 2024, Robert Homan visited Lower Cam, West Gloucestershire VC34 and recorded the larval feeding signs of two Phytobia species; Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955). Both species are new to the vice county. Many thanks to Robert for submitting […]
Three leaf miners are reported as new to North Lincolnshire Colin Smith has added three species to the North Lincolnshire VC54 list, based on their larval leaf mines; Agromyza varicornis Strobl, 1898 – Louth, 7 July 2020, mines on Everlasting Sweet-pea. Calycomyza artemisiae (Kaltenbach, 1856) – Legbourne Wood, 31 October 2018, mines on Hemp Agrimony. […]
Honeysuckle miner is reported as new to the Dumfriesshire list Paul Cobb found the larval mine of Aulagromyza hendeliana (Hering, 1926) at Euchan Water, Dumfriesshire VC72 on 14 June 2023 which represents the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to Paul for submitting the record. 10 January 2024
Phytobia species is added to the South Northumberland Diptera list On 7 January 2024, Jill Cunningham visited Wylam, South Northumerland VC67 and found the medullary spots of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems. This is the first time the species has been recorded in the vice county. Many thanks to Jill for sending in […]
Blackthorn feeding Phytobia species is added to the Herefordshire list On 8 January 2024, John Lyden observed the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn at Lucton School, Herefordshire VC36. This is the first known occurrence of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to John for sending in his record. […]
Phytobia species is added to yet another vice county list On 8 January 2024, Lee Johnson found feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) in Hawthorn at Sorn, Mauchline, Aryshire VC75. This represents the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Lee for submitting the record. 8 January 2024
Phytobia species is reported as new to the Breconshire list Graham Watkeys visited Taf Fechan nature reserve, Breconshire VC42 on 8 January 2024 and recorded the larval feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) on Hawthorn throughout the reserve. Graham’s records are the first for the vice county. Many thanks to Graham for submitting his […]
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