| Liriomyza marginalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Liriomyza |
| Species: | L. marginalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Liriomyza marginalis | |
| Synonyms | |
Liriomyza marginalis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. [2]
United States, West Indies, Brazil.
The Agromyzidae are a family of flies, commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants. It includes roughly 2,500 species, they are small, some with wing length of 1 mm. The maximum size is 6.5 mm. Most species are in the range of 2 to 3 mm.
The serpentine leaf miner is the larva of a fly, Liriomyza brassicae, in the family Agromyzidae, the leaf miner flies. It mines wild and cultivated plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and Chinese broccoli.
Phytomyza horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera. For a time it was treated as Chromatomyia horticola, but its original name has been restored after genus Chromatomyia was synonymized with Phytomyza. The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions.
Ophiomyia is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza sativae, commonly known as the vegetable leaf miner, is a species of insect, a fly in the family Agromyzidae. The larvae of this fly mine the leaves of a range of vegetables and weeds, but seem to favour plants in the families Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae and Solanaceae.
Phytomyza is a genus of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae. At least 170 described species are placed in Phytomyza. The type species is Phytomyza flaveola, described by Carl Fallén in 1810.
Calycomyza is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Amauromyza is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza ambrosiae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza septentrionalis is a species of leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza michiganensis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza frickiana is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza lantanae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza promissa is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza commelinae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Metopomyza is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza langei is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza virgo is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
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