Seed feeder is reported as new to Flintshire Diptera list On 1 July 2024, Andy & Melissa Banthorpe found the puparium of Phytomyza varipes Macquart, 1835 in Yellow-rattle seeds at Gronant Dunes, Flintshire VC51. This is first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Andy & Melissa for sending in their record. 1 July […]
Two species are reported as new to the Anglesey list On 30 June 2024, Andy & Melissa Banthorpe visited Anglesey VC52 and added two species to the vice county; Chromatomyia centaurii Spencer 1990 mines on Common Centaury at RSPB South Stack and Phytomyza chaerophylli Kaltenbach, 1856 on Cow Parsley on the Penrhos Coastal Park. Many […]
Teasel leaf miner is reported as new to Herefordshire list On 30 June 2024, Reg Summers found the larval mines of Agromyza dipsaci Hendel, 1927 on Teasel at Wellington Heath, Herefordshire VC36. This is the first record of the species for the vice county. Many thanks to Reg for sending in his record. 1 July […]
Agromyza leaf miner is added to the Breconshire Diptera list On 29 June 2024, Graham Watkeys found the larval mine of Agromyza albitarsis Meigen, 1830 at Garwnant, Breconshire VC42. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Graham for sending in his record. 30 June 2024
Common Chromatomyia species is added to the Denbighshire Diptera list Andy & Melissa Banthorpe visited Pentrefoelas, Denbighshire VC50 on 29 June 2024 and recorded the larval mine of Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau, 1851) on Common Valerian. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Andy & Melissa for submitting their observation. 30 […]
Phytomyza seed feeder is reported as new to Cheshire list On 29 June 2024, Chris Hynes found the puparium of Phytomyza varipes Macquart, 1835 in the seeds of Yellow-rattle at Northwich, Cheshire VC58. This is the first record of the species for the vice county. Many thanks to Chris for contacting the scheme. 30 June […]
Phytoliriomyza species are reported as new to East Suffolk list Graham Moates recorded the larval mines of Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Loew, 1869) at Wenhaston with Mells Hamlet CP, East Suffolk VC25 on 21 June 2024, this is the first record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Graham for sending in his records. […]
Rare species is reported as new to the Yorkshire list A male Napomyza cichorii Spencer, 1966 was collected from Hessle, South-east Yorkshire VC61 on 25 June 2024. This is the first record of the species for the vice county and the whole of Yorkshire. 25 June 2024
Three species are reported as new to Nottinghamshire Diptera list On 24 June 2024, Tom Shields recorded the leaf mines of Agromyza demeijerei Hendel, 1920 and Phytomyza cytisi Brischke, 1881 on Laburnum at Colwick, Nottinghamshire VC56. Both species are new to the vice county. Tom also found the leaf mine of Agromyza dipsaci Hendel, 1927 […]
Stem miner is added to the East Suffolk Diptera list Graham Moates found the stem mine of Ophiomyia aquilegiana Lundqvist, 1947 on Aquilegia at Helmingham Hall, East Suffolk VC25 on 23 June 2024. This is the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to Graham for submitting the record. 25 June 2024