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No Common Name (Phytomyza opacae)

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Phytomyza opacae
Leaf mines caused by P. opacae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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[edit]

  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.