Chromatomyia aprilina

Family

Subfamily

Genus

Species

Chromatomyia aprilina (Goureau, 1851)

Mine

Long upper surface corridors radiating from the midrib, often following the leaf margin. Frass in long strips along the edges of the corridor. Frequently, it is not associated with the midrib. Pupariation within the mine.

Host Plants

• Leycesteria
• Lonicera
• Symphoricarpos

Confusion Species

Chromatomyia lonicerae, Chromatomyia periclymeni.

Recording Grade

2

National Status

Common.

Puparium

Pale green, white when empty. Anterior spiracles protrude from the epidermis.

Adult

Head: frons 2x width of eye; orbits only slightly projecting above eye in profile; 2 ors, 2 ori (lower weaker); orbital setulae in a single row; third antennal segment rounded with short pubescence.
Mesonotum: 3+1 dc; acr in 4-6 rows.
Wing: 2.7-3.2 mm; second cross-vein present, discal cell very small.
Colour: frons pale yellow centrally, ocellar plate and vertex dark; both vt on dark ground or vti on border between dark and pale; third antennal segment black, first and second yellow; mesonotum matt, greyish-black; legs black, all knees yellow.