Phytomyza aquilegiana Frost

(Fig. 176)

Material examined. MASSACHUSETTS: Hampshire Co., Pelham, 88 Arnold Rd., 31.v.2012, em . 25.vi.2012, C.S. Eiseman, ex Aquilegia vulgaris (2♂ 1♀); NORTH CAROLINA: Durham Co., Durham, Pelham Road, 21.v.2015, em . 6.vi.2015, T.S. Feldman, ex Aquilegia (cultivated), #CSE1623, CNC564653–564657 (1♂ 4♀).

Hosts. Ranunculaceae: Aquilegia brevistyla Hook. (Sehgal 1971), A. canadensis L. (Spencer 1969), A. * vulgaris L.

Leaf mine. (Fig. 176) A large greenish blotch, with frass scattered throughout in fine black grains (Spencer & Steyskal 1986).

Puparium. Reddish-brown, deeply segmented; formed outside the mine (Spencer 1969).

Distribution. USA: *MA, MD (Scheffer et al. 2007), NY, *NC, PA; Canada: AB, BC (Frick 1959), MB, ON, YT (Spencer 1969, Sehgal 1971).