Helianthus sunflower, jerusalem artichoke
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Helianthus by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1amine full depth, small, variable in shape; larva a grey caterpillar => 2
1bmine not unusually small, upper- or lower-surface; larva a white maggot => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1amine full depth, small, variable in shape; larva a grey caterpillar => 2
1bmine not unusually small, upper- or lower-surface; larva a white maggot => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
2alarva: pinacula colourless (the bases of the setae themselves are black) : Cnephasia incertana
2bpinacula black: Cnephasia stephensiana
3ablotch: Calycomyza humeralis
3bgallery => 4
4afrass in discrete grains; pupation in the mine, in a, usually lower-surface, pupal chamber: Chromatomyia cf. syngenesiae
4bfrass in strings; prior to pupation the larva leaves the mine through a semicircular exit slit => 5
5agallery pinnately branched; main and side branches on top of the midrib and lateral veins: Liriomyza strigata
5bmine not associated with the venation of the leaf => 6
6amine starts as a densely wound spiral that quickly turns brown6: Liriomyza eupatorii
6bno initial spiral; mainly in greenhouses: Liriomyza trifolii