Pegomya hyoscyami (Panzer, [1809])
(Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly)

Interactions where Pegomya hyoscyami is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
larva larva mines live leaf Beta vulgaris ssp cicla var cicla Spinach Beet, Perpetual Spinach Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya hyoscyami/Pegomya hyoscyamibeet leaf miner, beet fly, mangold flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. cicla/Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. ciclaspinach beet, perpetual spinachliveleaf
larva larva mines live leaf Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var vulgaris Beetroot, Red Beet Caryophyllales: Amaranthaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya hyoscyami/Pegomya hyoscyamibeet leaf miner, beet fly, mangold flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgaris/Beta vulgaris ssp vulgaris var. vulgarisbeetroot, red beetliveleaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly)
GenusPegomya (a genus of anthomyiid flies)
FamilyANTHOMYIIDAE (anthomyiid flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Michelsen, V. 1980 A revision of the beet leaf-miner complex, Pegomya hyoscyami s.lat. (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) Ent. scand. Vol 11: 297-309.

Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Pegomya hyoscyami (Beet Leaf Miner, Beet Fly, Mangold Fly)
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