Phytomyza aquilegiae

Aquilegia vulgaris, Nieuwendam

seen from above the larval is strikingly spindle-shaped


cephalic skeleton, rear end


front and rear spiraculum, lateral


front and rear spiraculum, dorsal
mouth field


de larva reminds the one of Aulagromyza cornigera for two reasons: the rear spiraculum has a sort of central prolongation, and the integument has a pattern of fine papilla-like organs, perhaps glands or sensillae
De larva is described by de Meijere (1925a, 1941a).
14.iii.2008
Last modified 25.vii.2017