Phytobia species is added to the Mid-west Yorkshire Diptera list On 2 January 2024, Jill Cunningham recorded the larval mines of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems at Colton Retail Park, Leeds VC64. This is the first known occurrence of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Jill for sending in her […]
Two Phytobia species are added to the East Kent list Dylan Hodgkiss found the larval signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Hawthorn and Blackthorn stems respectively at Wye, East Kent (VC15) on 3 January 2024. These are the first known records of each species in the vice county. Many […]
Liriomyza species is added to the East Cornwall Diptera list On 31 May 2023, George Tordoff found the larval mines of Liriomyza pascuum (Meigen, 1830) on Euphorbia at St Kew, East Cornwall VC2. This represents the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to George for sending in the record. 4 January 2024
Honeysuckle miner is added to the North Somerset Diptera list On 31 October 2023, Jenny Vickers found the leaf mines (one with puparium) of Chromatomyia periclymeni (de Meijere in Hendel, 1922) on Lonicera periclymenum at Heal Rewilding Somerset field, North Somerset VC6. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. […]
Phytomyza species is reported as new to Lanarkshire Diptera list On 16 November 2023, Dean Stables spotted the larval mines of Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856 on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus) at Firhill Basin, Firhill, Glasgow, Lanarkshire VC77. Dean’s record is the first for the vice county. Many thanks to Dean for submitting his record. 2 January […]
Malaise trap produces two species new to Denbighshire Diptera list During 2023, Andrew and Janet Graham ran a Malaise trap at their farm in Glamorganshire VC50 and within the collected samples were male Chromatomyia nigra (Meigen, 1830) and Phytobia cambii (Hendel, 1931), both previously unknown from the vice county. Many thanks to Andrew and Janet […]
Rare Phytomyza species is added to the Glamorganshire Diptera list On 22 May 2023, David Gibbs collected a male Phytomyza orobanchia Kaltenbach, 1864 at Port Talbot Docks, Glamorganshire VC41. This is the first known record for the vice county and just the second record for Wales. Many thanks to David for sending in his record. […]
Blackthorn feeder is added to the East Suffolk Diptera list On 1 January 2024, John Pilgrim found larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems at Boyton, East Suffolk VC25. John’s record is the first known occurrence of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to John for submitting the record. […]
Hawthorn feeder is added to the East Suffolk Diptera list On 30 December 2023, John Pilgrim found the feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) in Hawthorn from his East Suffolk (VC25) garden. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to John for submitting his record. 31 […]
Another new vice county record is reported for Phytobia species On 28 December 2023, Jill Cunningham found the medullary spots and feeding tracks of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) at Tyne Riverside Country Park, Newburn, Newcastle upon Tyne VC67. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Jill […]
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