Chromatomyia aprilina (Goureau, 1851)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Chromatomyia aprilina is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 larva mines leaf UK/IrelandMajor Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017, Anon, 2017
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia aprilina/Chromatomyia aprilinaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera periclymenum/Lonicera periclymenumhoneysuckleleafMajor
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Major Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia aprilina/Chromatomyia aprilinaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Lonicera periclymenum/Lonicera periclymenumhoneysuckleleaf-mineMajor
larva larva mines leaf UK/IrelandMajor Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Dipsacales: Caprifoliaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017, Anon, 2017
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia aprilina/Chromatomyia aprilinaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Symphoricarpos albus/Symphoricarpos albussnowberryleafMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2017Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusChromatomyia (a genus of leaf-mining flies)
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of 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 Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2017 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 4, October 2017 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

Chromatomyia aprilina (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 Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 26 images of Chromatomyia aprilina (a leaf-mining fly)
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