Two Phytobia species are added to the County Durham Diptera list Jill Cunningham visited West Park, Darlington, County Durham VC66 on 30 December 2023 and photographed the larval feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) in Hawthorn and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn. On the same day, Edward Pritchard found larval signs of P. cerasiferae […]
Phytobia species is added to the Diptera list for Leicestershire On 30 December 2023, Mark Skevington examined Hawthorn stems at Whetstone, Leicestershire VC55 and found the medullary spots of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1858). Mark’s record is the first for the vice county. Many thanks to Mark for sending in his record. 31 December 2023
Two new host genera are reported for a Liriomyza species A recently published paper* discusses the larval biology and morphology of Liriomyza orbona (Meigen, 1830) and adds two new host genera for the species. The biology and morphology of this species is stated to be unknown in several publications and online resources; however, based upon […]
A new host for two Cerodontha species has been discovered An article* informs that collected leaf mines on Dactylis glomerata resulted in two species been successfully reared; Cerodontha (Poemyza) hammi Spencer, 1971 and Cerodontha (Poemyza) pygmella (Hendel, 1931). Both were previously not known to utilise Dactylis as a host. The mines consisted of an elongated, […]
Leaf miner is added to the E. Gloucestershire Diptera list Sam Newton visited Daneway Banks, GWT Nature Reserve, East Gloucestershire VC33, on 8 September 2023 and recorded the leaf mines of Liriomyza valerianae Hendel, 1932 on Valeriana officinalis. Sam’s record is the first known occurrence of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to […]
Phytobia species is added to the West Cornwall Diptera list On 29 December 2023, Adam Cheeseman checked Blackthorn stems at Tresavean, West Cornwall VC1, for the feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) and duly found them, representing the first record for the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Adam for submitting his […]
Phytobia species is added to yet another vice county list On 29 December 2023, John Lyden found the medullary spots and feeding tracks of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) in Hawthorn stems from his Shropshire (VC40) garden, representing the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to John for sending in his record. 29 […]
Phytobia cerasiferae is reported as new to another vice county On 28 December 2023, John Day examined Blackthorn stems and found the medullary spots of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) at Reddacleave, South Devon VC3. This represents the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to John for submitting his observation. 29 December 2023
New Scottish vice county record is reported for Phytobia species Dean Stables has recorded the first known occurrence of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) in Lanarkshire VC77. Dean found larval feeding signs in a Hawthorn stem along the F&C canal towpath, Maryhill, Glasgow on 29 December 2023. Many thanks to Dean for getting in touch with […]
Another new vice county record for the two Phytobia species On 29 December 2023, Bryan Dickinson found the feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) at Mynydd, Llandegai, Caernarvonshire VC49 which represents the first known records of these species in the vice county. Many thanks to Bryan for submitting his […]
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