Veronica speedwell
Incl. Hebe, Pseudolysimachion.
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Veronica by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a fleck mine; larva in a lobe case: Coleophora chamaedriella
1b very short mine, containing a puparium: Hydrellia griseola
1c full depth corridor or blotch; larva with chitinised head => 2
1d mine upper- or lower-surface; larva a maggot => 4
1e galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a fleck mine; larva in a lobe case: Coleophora chamaedriella
1b very short mine, containing a puparium: Hydrellia griseola
1c full depth corridor or blotch; larva with chitinised head => 2
1d mine upper- or lower-surface; larva a maggot => 4
1e galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
2a mine irregularly inflated; frass in a central spot: Dibolia depressiuscula (occurrence on this plant is doubtful)
2b mine, at least initially, corridor-like with frass in a central line => 3
3a mine originates from the leaf base or the midrib; larva without feet: Orthochaetes insignis
3b mine not connected to leaf base or midrib; larva with thoracic feet: Apteropeda globosa, orbiculata, splendida
4a pinnately branched corridor, main branch overlying the midrib: Liriomyza strigata
4b mine not pinnately branched, independent of the midrib; usually partly a secondary blotch => 5
5a initial corridor part closely follows the leaf margin: Phytomyza crassiseta
5b initial corridor part free from the leaf margin: Phytomyza veronicicola
5c see also: Phytomyza aphyllae