Phytomyza petoei Hering, 1924
(a leaf-mining fly)

Interactions where Phytomyza petoei 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 MenthaQuestionable mints Lamiales: Lamiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza petoei/Phytomyza petoeia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha/Menthamints?leaf
larva larva mines leaf Major Mentha spicata Spear Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza petoei/Phytomyza petoeia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha spicata/Mentha spicataspear mintleafMajor
puparium puparium may be found on leaf Major Mentha spicata Spear Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza petoei/Phytomyza petoeia leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha spicata/Mentha spicataspear mintleafMajor
puparium puparium may be found in leaf-mine Major Mentha spicata Spear Mint Lamiales: Lamiaceae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza petoei/Phytomyza petoeia leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Mentha spicata/Mentha spicataspear mintleaf-mineMajor

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

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

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytomyza petoei (a leaf-mining fly)
GenusPhytomyza (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 Phytomyza petoei (a leaf-mining fly)

Phytomyza petoei (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 Phytomyza petoei (a leaf-mining fly):

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