Agromyza johannae
The larvae mine the leaves of Broom and related plants. The mine is hook-like, usually along the leaf-margin and running towards the leaf apex, then turning and widening into a blotch over the mid-rib.
See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme website for a full list of host plants and further details
Agromyza pulla, on Genista and Spartium
(ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023). Agromyza johannae. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/agromyzinae/agromyza/agromyza-johannae/ on 11/12/2023)
Leaf-mine 
Adult 
Leaf-mine: Please provide close-up photographs of the mine, including a back-lit image to show the frass. Please also state the host plant.
Where the larval host plants 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.
Nationally Scarce B.
Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
sue
Loughborough, the Outwoods (N), outcrop
13 June 2023
leaf mine on Broom
sue
Groby, hillside overlooking meadows N of Groby Pool
07 May 2023
on Broom
sue
Groby, hillside overlooking meadows N of Groby Pool
07 May 2023
Peter Smith
Groby, White Gates Quarry
17 May 2023
on Broom
sue
Groby, hillside overlooking meadows N of Groby Pool
07 May 2023
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- First record:
- 07/05/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 16/08/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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sue
Groby, hillside overlooking meadows N of Groby Pool
07 May 2023
Peter Smith
Groby, White Gates Quarry
17 May 2023
sue
Loughborough, the Outwoods (N), outcrop
13 June 2023
sue
Loughborough, the Outwoods, rocky outcrop in NW corner
15 July 2023
