Phytobia species is added to another Welsh vice county list On 5 March, John Lyden visited the Montgomeryshire Canal, VC47 and found the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn stems. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to John for submitting his record. […]
Rare Phytomyza species is added to the Hertfordshire Diptera list On 26 March 2024, William Bishop found the larval leaf mines of Phytomyza phillyreae Hering in Buhr, 1930 on Phillyreae in a churchyard at Bayford, Hertfordshire, VC20. This is the first record for the vice county and just the fourth known vice county for the species. […]
Phytobia species is reported as new to Buckinghamshire Diptera list On 7 March 2024, Matthew Harrow recorded the larval feeding signs of Phytobia cerasiferae (Kangas, 1955) in Blackthorn at Pitstone, Buckinghamshire VC24. This is the first known record of the species in the vice county. Many thanks to Matthew for submitting the record. 7 March 2024