| Phytomyza persicae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Phytomyza |
| Species: | P. persicae |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytomyza persicae Frick, 1954 [1] | |
Phytomyza persicae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. [2]
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.
Phytomyza ilicis, the holly leaf miner, is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of the holly tree leaving characteristic pale trails or leaf mines.
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Phytomyza is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Calycomyza is a genus of flies in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza solidaginivora is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza solidaginophaga is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza plumiseta is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza anemonivora is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza aldrichi is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza vomitoriae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza ovalis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza tlingitica is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza astotinensis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza pastinacae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza aconiti, the larkspur leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza stolonigena is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of Ranunculus. The larvae of the fly make characteristic mines in Ranunculus leaves; they mine in the petiole, making single corridors that fan out into the leaf blade.
Phytomyza zlobini is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
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