The larvae mine the leaves of various clovers and other species in the Leguminosae family. The mines have a short, broad gallery leading to a conspicuous, roundish white blotch in the centre of the leaf. The blotch is on the upper surface with some deep areas often containing frass.

See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme website for a full list of host species and further details

Agromyza bicophaga, Agromyza frontella

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

Leafmine  Adult

Please submit a backlit photograph of the whole mine in the leaf, and state the host plant in your notes

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.

VC55 records are nearly all of leaf-mines, recorded in summer and autumn

Common

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

Fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.