Melanagromyza sativae Spencer, 1957
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Melanagromyza sativae 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 feeds within stem Minor Anthriscus a genus of umbellifers Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus/Anthriscusa genus of umbellifersstemMinor
puparium puparium may be found in stem Minor Anthriscus a genus of umbellifers Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Anthriscus/Anthriscusa genus of umbellifersstemMinor
larva larva feeds within stem Major Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa/Pastinaca sativawild parsnipstemMajor
puparium puparium may be found in stem Major Pastinaca sativa Wild Parsnip Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pastinaca sativa/Pastinaca sativawild parsnipstemMajor
larva larva feeds within stem Minor Pimpinella burnet-saxifrages Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pimpinella/Pimpinellaburnet-saxifragesstemMinor
puparium puparium may be found in stem Minor Pimpinella burnet-saxifrages Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Pimpinella/Pimpinellaburnet-saxifragesstemMinor
larva larva feeds within stem Minor Torilis hedge-parsleys Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Torilis/Torilishedge-parsleysstemMinor
puparium puparium may be found in stem Minor Torilis hedge-parsleys Apiales: Apiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Melanagromyza sativae/Melanagromyza sativaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Torilis/Torilishedge-parsleysstemMinor

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

Melanagromyza sativae (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:
SpeciesMelanagromyza sativae (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusMelanagromyza (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 Melanagromyza sativae (a leaf-mining fly)

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

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