Melanagromyza lappae (Loew, 1850)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Melanagromyza lappae 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 (older) larva (older) feeds within stem Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (older) Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium lappa/Arctium lappagreater burdockstem
larva (young) larva (young) mines leaf -> midrib -> stem Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (young) Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium lappa/Arctium lappagreater burdockleaf -> midrib -> stem
puparium puparium may be found in stem Arctium lappa Greater Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium lappa/Arctium lappagreater burdockstem
larva (older) larva (older) feeds within stem Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (older) Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockstem
larva (young) larva (young) mines leaf -> midrib -> stem Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flylarva (young) Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockleaf -> midrib -> stem
puparium puparium may be found in stem Arctium minus Lesser Burdock Asterales: Asteraceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza lappae/Melanagromyza lappaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium minus/Arctium minuslesser burdockstem

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
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMelanagromyza lappae (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusMelanagromyza (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 Melanagromyza lappae (a leaf-mining fly)

Melanagromyza lappae (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 Melanagromyza lappae (a leaf-mining fly):

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