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#1 2010-07-12 12:21:01
- colinleb
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- Name: Colin Le Boutillier
- From: Luton, Bedfordshire
- Registered: 2008-03-03
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Agromyzidae pupa
Photos are of upper surface of leaf of garden Primula x polyantha and miner pupating within leaf with anterior spiracle(?) poking out through lower epidermis of leaf surface. Purple bar is midvein of leaf. Can anyone confirm this is Chromatomyia primulae (Robineau-Desvoidy) please? If so, am I likely to see adult emerge this year (or parasite).
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#2 2010-07-14 00:33:52
- Tony Irwin
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Re: Agromyzidae pupa
Everything looks right for Chromatomyia primulae. Adult should emerge in a couple of weeks, to produce another generation of mines in August.
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