Agromyza abiens Zetterstedt, 1848
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Agromyza abiens is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf BORAGINACEAE borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Boraginaceaeborages, comfreys and forget-me-notsleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf UK/Ireland Amsinckia micrantha Common Fiddleneck Boraginaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 2, July 2017, Anon, 2017
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Amsinckia micrantha/Amsinckia micranthacommon fiddleneckleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf Borago borages Boraginaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Borago/Boragoboragesleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf Cynoglossum hound’s tongues Boraginaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Cynoglossum/Cynoglossumhound's tonguesleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf Echium viper’s buglosses Boraginaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Echium/Echiumviper's buglossesleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf Pentaglottis sempervirens Green Alkanet Boraginaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Pentaglottis sempervirens/Pentaglottis sempervirensgreen alkanetleaf
larva (communal) communal larva mines leaf Symphytum comfreys Boraginaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza abiens/Agromyza abiensa leaf-mining flycommunallarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum/Symphytumcomfreysleaf

Agromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Agromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2017Agromyzidae Newsletter No 2, July 2017
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusAgromyza (a genus of leaf-mining flies)
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
Section Acalyptratae (acalypterate flies)
InfraorderMuscomorpha (hover, scuttle, acalypterate, dung, house & parasitoid flies, blue/green bottles)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Agromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 2, July 2017

Agromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Agromyza abiens (a leaf-mining fly):

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