Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould

  • Family

    Poaceae (Magnoliophyta)

  • Scientific Name

    Dichanthelium clandestinum (L.) Gould

  • Common Names

    deertongue

  • Description

    Predation: See Mori et al. 28074. Fide C. Eiseman (ceiseman@gmail.com)These are mines of agromyzid flies. The conspicuous whitish one that appears in both photos was made by a species of Cerodontha, and the greenish ones in the background of the first photo are Agromyza mines. So far I've reared one species in each genus from this host (and there are no literature records of agromyzids from Dichanthelium), but I don't know that these are the only species that use it, so I think I'll stick to genus for now. These are mines of agromyzid flies. The conspicuous whitish one that appears in both photos was made by a species of Cerodontha, and the greenish ones in the background of the first photo are Agromyza mines. So far I've reared one species in each genus from this host (and there are no literature records of agromyzids from Dichanthelium), but I don't know that these are the only species that use it, so I think I'll stick to genus for now. (These are mines of agromyzid flies. The conspicuous whitish one that appears in both photos was made by a species of Cerodontha, and the greenish ones in the background of the first photo are Agromyza mines. So far I've reared one species in each genus from this host (and there are no literature records of agromyzids from Dichanthelium), but I don't know that these are the only species that use it, so I think I'll stick to genus for now. ) the mines on the leaves of "These are mines of agromyzid flies. The conspicuous whitish one that appears in both photos was made by a species of Cerodontha, and the greenish ones in the background of the first photo are Agromyza mines. So far I've reared one species in each genus from this host (and there are no literature records of agromyzids from Dichanthelium), but I don't know that these are the only species that use it, so I think I'll stick to genus for now.

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