Impatiens balsam
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Impatiens by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a mine small, full depth; larva grey, with distinct head and feet; older larvae live free among spun leaves => 2
1b mine larger, upper- or lower-surface; larva a colourless maggot, mines lifelong => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a mine small, full depth; larva grey, with distinct head and feet; older larvae live free among spun leaves => 2
1b mine larger, upper- or lower-surface; larva a colourless maggot, mines lifelong => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
2a larva: pinacula colourless (the bases of the setae themselves are black) : Cnephasia incertana
2b pinacula black: Cnephasia asseclana
3a irregular, strongly widening gallery; frass in small lumps, pearl chains or longer strings; pupation external; very common on this host: Phytoliriomyza melampyga
3b mine a slender gallary throughout; frass in discrete grains; pupation within the mine, in a, generally lower-surface, pupal chamber; uncommon on this hostplant: Chromatomyia horticola