Clover leaf miner - Liriomyza

Moved

Moved from leaf mines. There are a few generalist Liriomyza species that could have made this. L. pusilla is an outdated name; L. trifolearum is probably the most likely suspect.

… Charley Eiseman, 20 September, 2008 - 9:19am

One possibility

One possibility here.

I imagine there are at least several insects that this could be.

… Brad Barnd, 17 September, 2008 - 10:57am

Could be that one

That fly uses plenty of different host plants, so it must be fairly common.

… tom murray, 17 September, 2008 - 4:16pm

That species

is not known to occur in New England, according to the linked page. I just checked an old reference on leaf-mining insects, and actually the only insect it lists as a clover miner is Liriomyza pusilla. I gather there has been some confusion and misidentifications in this genus, but it seems to be safe to call it Liriomyza anyway.

… Charley Eiseman, 20 September, 2008 - 9:19am

Charley

thanks for doing that research to identify this leaf miner.

… tom murray, 20 September, 2008 - 9:32am