Biology:Chromatomyia primulae

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Short description: Species of fly

Chromatomyia primulae
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Chromatomyia
Species:
C. primulae
Binomial name
Chromatomyia primulae
(Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)[1]

Chromatomyia primulae is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, of the order Diptera. The larvae mine the leaves of Primula species. The fly was described by the French physician and entomologist, Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1851 and is found in Europe.

Life history

Mines are white, long and narrow, with the frass in widely spaced black lumps. Larvae can be found in June and August-September. Mines have been recorded in the following plants: Primula bullesiana, oxlip (Primula elatior), Primula uralensis, cowslip (Primula veris) and primrose (Primula vulgaris). Pupation is within the mine, next to a vein with the anterior spiracles projecting through the epidermis. Adults fly in July[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14247674 entry