Nemorimyza posticata explained

Nemorimyza posticata is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Description

nterocular space matte black. Lunule soft black. Antennae and palps black. Mésonotum brilliant black. Acrostichal bristles sparse and in 7-8 rows. Legs brownish black all the knees yellow. Haltere knob whitish yellow. Female: abdomen black, les the two last segments clear brown. Male: The base of the abdomen more or less dark, the rest yellow. Length: 2,5–3 mm.^[4]

Life cycle

The larva mines Solidago, Aster, Baccharis, and Erechtites. ^[5]

External links

• Images representing Nemorimyza posticata at BOLD

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi.
3. Book: Spencer . Kenneth A. . Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic importance Series Entomologica. 9 . 1973 . Dr. W. Junk bv . The Hague. D. Gld. . xii + 418 p.
4. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
5. Book: Spencer . Kenneth A. . Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera) . 1990 . Kluwer Academic Publishers . Dordrecht, Netherlands . 0792304020 . 275.