The larvae mine the leaves of various species in the Rosaceae family including Roses, Meadowsweet, Strawberry, Silverweed, Cinquefoil, Raspberry and Burnets. The mine starts as a long corridor, its initial part often along the leaf margin or a thick vein. Rather suddenly the corridor widens into a broad blotch. The corridor contains much frass, often in two distinct patches or lines.

See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme website for further details of larva and adult insect.

The leaf-mines of Agromyza idaeiana are identical.  Agromyza filipendulae is similar

(ref.: Warrington, B.P. (2023).  Agromyza sulfuriceps. Accessed at https://agromyzidae.co.uk/species/agromyzidae/agromyzinae/agromyza/agromyza-sulfuriceps/ on 11/12/2023)

Leaf-mine Adult

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

Wherever the 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

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.