Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Chromatomyia scolopendri 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 Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Asplenium ruta-muraria/Asplenium ruta-murariawall-rueleaf
puparium puparium may be found on leaf Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Asplenium ruta-muraria/Asplenium ruta-murariawall-rueleaf
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-rue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Asplenium ruta-muraria/Asplenium ruta-murariawall-rueleaf-mine
larva larva mines live leaf UK/Ireland Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Agromyzidae Newsletter No 8, February, 2018, Anon, 2018
Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueliveleaf
puparium puparium may be found on leaf Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueleaf
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hart’s-tongue Polypodiales: Aspleniaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Aspleniaceae/Phyllitis scolopendrium/Phyllitis scolopendriumhart's tongue fern, hart's-tongueleaf-mine
larva larva mines leaf Major Polypodium vulgare Polypody Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium vulgare/Polypodium vulgarepolypodyleafMajor
puparium puparium may be found on leaf Major Polypodium vulgare Polypody Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium vulgare/Polypodium vulgarepolypodyleafMajor
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Major Polypodium vulgare Polypody Polypodiales: Polypodiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia scolopendri/Chromatomyia scolopendria leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Pteridophyta/Polypodiopsida/Polypodiales/Polypodiaceae/Polypodium vulgare/Polypodium vulgarepolypodyleaf-mineMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon, 2018Agromyzidae Newsletter No 8, February, 2018Agromyzidae 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 scolopendri (a leaf-mining fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChromatomyia scolopendri (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 scolopendri (a leaf-mining fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon 2018 Agromyzidae Newsletter No 8, February, 2018 Agromyzidae Recording Scheme Newsletter.

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

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