Agromyza filipendulae

Agromyza filipendulae

Description

The larvae mine the leaves of various plants including Meadowsweet and related species in the Rosaceae family. The mine is a long linear mine, never widening into a blotch at the end. Frass occurs in discrete grains. 

See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme website for further details of larva, adult insect and host plants

Similar Species

The early mines of Agromyza idaeiana and Agromyza sulfuriceps are similar; only record completed mines.

(ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023).  Agromyza filipendulae. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/agromyzinae/agromyza/agromyza-filipendulae/ on 10/12/2023)

Identification difficulty

Leaf-mine Adult  

Recording advice

Provide backlit photographs of the whole leaf-mine in the leaf, and the larva, and note the host plant. 

Habitat

Where the larval foodplants occur.

When to see it

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.

UK Status

Local

Warrington, B. P. 2022. A provisional review of the status of Agromyzidae in Great Britain & Northern Ireland

VC55 Status

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.

Leicestershire & Rutland Map

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Yellow squares = NBN records (all known data)
Coloured circles = NatureSpot records: 2025+ | 2020-2024 | pre-2020

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Additional images

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