Chromatomyia scolopendri is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, of the order Diptera. The larva mine the leaves of ferns. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1851 and is found in Europe (Denmark, the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Ireland and Poland; also in Thrace).[2]
| Chromatomyia scolopendri | |
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| Mine on hart's-tongue fern | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Genus: | Chromatomyia |
| Species: | C. scolopendri
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| Binomial name | |
| Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)[1]
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Life history
editThe larvae are leaf miners and feed in a long (up to 10 cm), greenish corridor with the frass, in an almost uninterrupted line. In small ferns, the mine follows the edge and become a blotch, while in larger leaves, where space is not limited the long linear mine can curve smoothly and can also mine the midrib. Pupation is usually within the mine.[1]
It had been recorded on rustyback (Asplenium ceterach), wall-rue (Asplenium ruta-muraria), hart's-tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium), forked spleenwort (Asplenium septentrionale) and common polypody (Polypodium vulgare).[3]
Distribution
editFound in Europe, from Poland to Ireland, and from Italy and the Iberian Peninsula to Denmark.[3]
- Chorebus punctum (Goureau, 1851)
- Apodesmia posticatae (Fischer, 1957)
References
edit- ^ a b "Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851) [Diptera: Agromyzidae]". UKflymines. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Chromatomyia scolopendri – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
- ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Chromatomyia scolopendri (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1851)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
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