| Agromyza pseudoreptans | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Genus: | Agromyza |
| Species: | A. pseudoreptans |
| Binomial name | |
| Agromyza pseudoreptans Nowakowski, 1967 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Agromyza pseudoreptans is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It has been known to eat Urtica dioica [5] and Urtica pilulifera [6] both of which are herbaceous flowering plants.
The Agromyzidae are a family commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.
Urtica dioica, often known as common nettle, stinging nettle or nettle leaf, or just a nettle or stinger, is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the family Urticaceae. Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide, including New Zealand and North America. The species is divided into six subspecies, five of which have many hollow stinging hairs called trichomes on the leaves and stems, which act like hypodermic needles, injecting histamine and other chemicals that produce a stinging sensation upon contact. The plant has a long history of use as a source for traditional medicine, food, tea, and textile raw material in ancient societies.
Urtica pilulifera, the Roman nettle, is a herbaceous annual flowering plant in the family Urticaceae.
