Asparagus asparagus
(For a dichotomous table for galls on Asparagus by Hans Roskam click here)
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a long corridor in the cortex of stem or side branches => 2
1b short and fine mine in the ‘needles’ (occasionally also the finest side branches) => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
Dichotomous table for leafminers
1a long corridor in the cortex of stem or side branches => 2
1b short and fine mine in the ‘needles’ (occasionally also the finest side branches) => 3
1c galls, etc => Tables for all parasites per species
2a larva: rear spiraculum with 3 papillae: Hexomyza simplex
2b rear spiraculum with 6 papillae: Ophiomyia asparagi
3a larva: rear spiraculum spine-like: Ptochomyza asparagi
3b rear spiraculum fist-shaped: Ptochomyza asparagivora