Phytomyza aquilegiana

Phytomyza aquilegiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Agromyzidae
Subfamily:	Phytomyzinae
Genus:	Phytomyza
Species:	P. aquilegiana
Binomial name
	Phytomyza aquilegiana; Frost, 1930

Last updated October 23, 2025

Phytomyza aquilegiana, known generally as the columbine leafminer, is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.^[2]

Distribution

The species is found in the Southeastern United States.^[3]

References

↑ Frost, S.W. (1930). "The leaf-miners of Aquilegia, with a description of a new species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 23 (3): 457–460. doi:10.1093/aesa/23.3.457.
↑ Spencer, Kenneth A. (1973). Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic importance Series Entomologica. Vol. 9. The Hague. D. Gld.: Dr. W. Junk bv. pp. xii + 418 p.
↑ Braman, S.K.; Buntin, G.D.; Oetting, R.D. (1 March 2005). "Species and Cultivar Influences on Infestation by and Parasitism of a Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora Spencer)". Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 23 (1): 9–13. doi:10.24266/0738-2898-23.1.9.

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[Frost1930-1] Frost, S.W. (1930). "The leaf-miners of Aquilegia, with a description of a new species". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 23 (3): 457–460. doi:10.1093/aesa/23.3.457.

[Spencer1973-2] Spencer, Kenneth A. (1973). Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic importance Series Entomologica. Vol. 9. The Hague. D. Gld.: Dr. W. Junk bv. pp. xii + 418 p.

[3] Braman, S.K.; Buntin, G.D.; Oetting, R.D. (1 March 2005). "Species and Cultivar Influences on Infestation by and Parasitism of a Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora Spencer)". Journal of Environmental Horticulture. 23 (1): 9–13. doi:10.24266/0738-2898-23.1.9.

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