Phytomyza aquilegivora Spencer

(Fig. 177)

Material examined. MASSACHUSETTS: Hampshire Co., Pelham, 88 Arnold Rd., 25.v.2012, em. by 4.vii.2012, C.S. Eiseman, ex Aquilegia vulgaris (1♂) .

Hosts. Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia canadensis L., A. formosa Fisch. ex DC., * A. vulgaris L. (Spencer 1969, 1981).

Leaf mine. (Fig. 177) An irregular, whitish, upper surface linear mine, with frass in scattered black grains or strips (Spencer 1969). The larva exits through a slit in the lower epidermis.

Puparium. Smooth, shining, compact, yellowish to brown; formed outside the mine, sometimes loosely attached to the underside of the leaf.

Distribution. USA: CA, CT, DC, IL, *MA, NC (Scheffer et al. 2007), NY; Canada: AB (Sehgal 1971), ON.