Diptera2 species

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Phytomyza fallaciosa

The larvae of the fly Phytomyza fallaciosa mine the leaves of various members of the Buttercup family ( Ranunculus ). A brown blotch is eventually formed, without green patches. Primary and secondary feeding lines are generally clear. Pupation occurs

Phytomyza ranunculivora

A leaf mining fly whose larvae mine the leaves of various members of the Buttercup family of plants. In this species the mine is linear, whitish, with frass in widely spaced grains. See the National Agromyzidae Recording Scheme webpage for this speci