Atropa dwale
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Atropa by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a mine associated with the midrib => 2
1b mine not associated with the midrib => 3
1c gallen etc. => Tables for all parasites per host plant species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a mine associated with the midrib => 2
1b mine not associated with the midrib => 3
1c gallen etc. => Tables for all parasites per host plant species
2a ± pinnately branched gallery, main branch on top of the midrib: Liriomyza strigata
2b mine begins as a tunnel within the midrib; from this tunnel blotches are made in the leaf lamina: Scrobipalpa costella
3a larva a seemingly headless maggot => 4
3b larva a caterpillar, with prominent head and feet => 5
4a primary blotch: Pegomya hyoscyami
4b gallery, sometimes last section forming a secondary blotch: Liriomyza bryoniae
5a glass clear blotch mine; rear end of older larvae often protruding from the mine: Acrolepia autumnitella
5b brownish bloch; older larvae do not mine any more: Scrobipalpa costella