Phytomyza opacae

Phytomyza opacae
Leaf mines caused by P. opacae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Agromyzidae
Subfamily:	Phytomyzinae
Genus:	Phytomyza
Species:	P. opacae
Binomial name
Phytomyza opacae Kulp, 1968 [1]

Phytomyza opacae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} Its host plants are Ilex myrtifolia , Ilex cassine , Ilex opaca , and Ilex amelanchier . ^[6]

References

1. Kulp, L.A. (1968). "The taxonomic status of dipterous holly leaf miners (Diptera: Agromyzidae)". Univ. Md. Agric. Exp. STN., Bull. 155: 42 pp.
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. "Phytomyza opacae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
4. "Phytomyza opacae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
5. "Phytomyza opacae Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
6. Scheffer, Sonja J; Lewis, Matthew L; Hébert, Julie B; Jacobsen, Frode (15 January 2021). "Diversity and Host Plant-Use in North American Phytomyza Holly Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Colonization, Divergence, and Specificity in a Host-Associated Radiation" . Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114 (1): 59–69. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa034 . Retrieved 22 January 2023.