Rare Phytomyza species is added to the Hertfordshire Diptera list On 26 March 2024, William Bishop found the larval leaf mines of Phytomyza phillyreae Hering in Buhr, 1930 on Phillyreae in a churchyard at Bayford, Hertfordshire, VC20. This is the first record for the vice county and just the fourth known vice county for the species. […]
Phytobia species is reported as new to Buckinghamshire Diptera list On 7 March 2024, Matthew Harrow recorded the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn at Pitstone, Buckinghamshire VC24. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Matthew for submitting the record. 7 March 2024
Honeysuckle leaf miner is added to the Nottinghamshire Diptera list On 27 January 2024, Nicholas Brownley recorded the larval mines of Chromatomyia aprilina (Goureau, 1851) on Honeysuckle at Budby pumping station, Nottinghamshire VC56. This is the first record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Nicholas for sending in his record. 1 March 2024
Phytobia species is reported as new to West Lancashire list On 22 February 2024, the Fishwick Volunteers found the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems at Fishwick Local Nature Reserve, West Lancashire VC60. This is the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to the volunteers for sending […]
Phytobia species is reported as new to Dunbartonshire Diptera list On 19 February 2024, Dean Stables found the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems along the F&C Canal towpath, High Knightswood, Dunbartonshire VC99. This is the first record for the vice county. Many thanks to Dean for sending in his […]
Two Phytobia species are added to the Cardiganshire Diptera list John Lyden visited Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire VC46 on 18 February 2024 and recorded the larval feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955). John’s records are the first for either species in the vice county. Many thanks to John for […]
Stem boring species is added to North-east Yorkshire Diptera list Sam Buckton found the larval feeding signs of Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850) inside Burdock stems on 7 February 2024 at St Nicholas Fields, North-east Yorkshire VC62. This is the first known record for the vice county. Many thanks to Sam for sending in his record. […]
Two Phytobia species are added to the Derbyshire Diptera list On 17 February 2024, Graham Beeley recorded the larval feeding signs of Phytobia carbonaria (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) at Pleasley Country Park, Derbyshire VC57. Graham’s records are the first for the vice county. Many thanks to Graham for getting in touch with […]
Two stem boring species are added to the Lanarkshire list On 13 February 2024, puparia of Melanagromyza oligophaga Spencer, 1990 and Napomyza lateralis (Fallén, 1823) were found inside Ragwort stems at Cessnock, Lanarkshire VC77 which represents the first known record of each species in the vice county. 16 February 2024
Most northerly record for the Stinking Hellebore miner is reported On 10 February 2024, Jill Cunningham spotted the larval mines of Phytomyza hellebori Kaltenbach, 1874 on Stinking Hellebore at Wylam, South Northumberland VC67, which represents the first record for the vice county and the most northerly British record to date. Many thanks to Jill for […]
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