Phytomyza petoei
The larvae of the fly Phytomyza petoei mine the leaves of Clinopodium, Melissa (Balm) and Mentha (Mints). The mine usually starts with a dark spot, then becomes an irregular linear mine, often then forming a secondary blotch.
See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme webpage for this species for further details of puparium and adult insect.
Chromatomyia horticola / Chromatomyia syngenesiae
ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023). Phytomyza petoei. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/phytomyzinae/phytomyza/ph… on 13/12/2023)
Leafmine
Leafmine: Please provide a back-lit image of the leafmine to show the frass, and also add a note of the host plant.
Gardens and allotments where the host mint species occur.
Click on the 'further details' link in the 'Description' section above. Then click on the Phenology tab which will provide phenology details for both adult and larval stages.
Leafmines are most likely to be encountered between May and September.
In Britain this species is classed as Nationally Scarce A.
Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
sue
Bagworth, garden
16 July 2022
leaf-mine in garden Mint
sue
Bagworth, garden
16 July 2022
sue
Bagworth, garden
16 July 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- insect - true fly (Diptera)
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Diptera
- Family:
- Agromyzidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 16/07/2022 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 16/07/2022 (Timms, Sue)
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