Phytomyza ranunculi (Schrank)

(Fig. 202)

Material examined. MAINE: Washington Co., Perry, Birch Point, 15.vi.2014, em. 30.vi.2014, C.S. Eiseman, ex Ranunculus repens, #CSE1142, CNC384883, CNC384884 (2♀) ; MASSACHUSETTS: Nantucket Co., Nantucket, Lily Pond, 10.vi.2016, em. 28.vi.2016, C.S. Eiseman, ex Ranunculus repens, #CSE2645, CNC654249 (1♀) .

Hosts. Ranunculaceae: Ranunculus abortivus L. (Sehgal 1971), R. repens L.

Leaf mine. (Fig. 202) Whitish; entirely linear, but sometimes so contorted as to form a secondary blotch. Frass is mostly in discrete but closely spaced black grains.

Puparium. Grayish or brown; formed outside the mine.

Distribution. USA: CA, CO, *MA, *ME, OR (Frick 1959), WA (Frick 1959); Canada: AB, NL, NS; Europe (including the Faroes, Iceland, and Greenland (Griffiths 1964, 1966)); Japan; Tanzania (Černý & Tschirnhaus 2014).