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 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.
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.
This is a small fly whose larvae creates a mine in the leaves of honeysuckle and other closely related species, including Symphoricarpos albus. The mine is initially star-shaped, but as the larvae grows the tunnels become straighter. This species is widespread and probably common throughout western Europe.
Phytomyza ranunculi is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.
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 opacae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. Its host plants are Ilex myrtifolia, Ilex cassine, Ilex opaca, and Ilex amelanchier.
Phytomyza plumiseta is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza glabricola, the inkberry holly leafminer, is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza ditmani is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza vomitoriae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Liriomyza trifolii, known generally as the American serpentine leafminer or celery leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza aconiti, the larkspur leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.
Phytomyza hellebori is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. The larvae can be found in Europe feeding on hellebore.
Phytomyza chaerophylli is a species of leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae which is found in Europe.
Chromatomyia scolopendri is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, of the order Diptera. The larva mine the leaves of ferns. It was described by Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1851 and is found in Europe.
Chromatomyia primulae is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, of the order Diptera. The larvae mine the leaves of Primula species. The fly was described by the French physician and entomologist, Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy in 1851 and is found in Europe.
Phytomyza zlobini is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.
