Chromatomyia blackstoniae Spencer, 1990
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Chromatomyia blackstoniae 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 larva mines leaf Restricted Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort Gentianales: Gentianaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia blackstoniae/Chromatomyia blackstoniaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortleafSole
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Restricted Blackstonia perfoliata Yellow-wort Gentianales: Gentianaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia blackstoniae/Chromatomyia blackstoniaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortleaf-mineSole

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

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

Author & YearTitleSource
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:
SpeciesChromatomyia blackstoniae (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusChromatomyia (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 Chromatomyia blackstoniae (a leaf-mining fly)

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

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

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