Capsella shepherd’s purse
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Capsella by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a corridors, radiating from the leaf base or the midrib => 2
1b mine different => 4
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a corridors, radiating from the leaf base or the midrib => 2
1b mine different => 4
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
2a the mine begins at a gall in the petiole: Ceutorhynchus chalibaeus
2b no gall in the petiole => 3
3a side branches originate from the midrib: Ceutorhynchus erysimi
3b side branches originate from a main branch that lies on top of the midrib: Liriomyza strigata
4a larva with recognisable head => 5
4b larva a maggot => 8
5a larva with thoracic feet => 6
5b larva witout feet: Ceutorhynchus minutus
6a larva with prolegs => 7
6b no prolegs: Phyllotreta nemorum
7a older larvae live free under the leaf, causing window feeding: Plutella xylostella
7b older larvae live among spun leaves: Cnephasia incertana
8a frass powdery, in dark green clouds in remote corners of the mine: Scaptomyza flava
8b frass in black grains or strings => 9
9a pupation within the mine, in a, usually lower-surface, pupal chamber: Chromatomyia horticola
9b pupation external => 10
10a corridor from start to end (although here and there branches may coalesce into a secondary blotch): Liriomyza bryoniae
10b mine begins as a corridor but widens, usually on top of the midrib, into an irregular primary blotch: Liriomyza xanthocera
Not included in the key: Liriomyza trifolii.