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Tu-Tone Fly, A Leaf Miner - Liriomyza
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Tu-Tone Fly, A Leaf Miner - Liriomyza
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
December 19, 2006
Spiffy, huh? Like a color scheme from the fifties. Will pink and charcoal be next?

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 February, 2007 - 10:48pm
Last updated 14 February, 2007 - 5:49pm

Moved
Moved from Agromyzidae.
… Keith Bayless, 14 February, 2007 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Keith, for the page and the move.
You're already making things easier for me and more comprehensible for everyone.
… Ron Hemberger, 14 February, 2007 - 5:49pm login or register to post comments

Agromyzidae
Marshall has a picture of one that looks very similar, Liriomyza huidobrensis, S. American Pea Leafminer. There are a couple of other species that look similar, L. trifolii (serpentine leaf miner), L. sativae (vegetable leaf miner) and L. langei which appears to specialize on chrysanthemums.
… cgibbs, 10 February, 2007 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Great! So glad you provided ID.
I had posted this months ago, but realized image quality was poor. After I deleted the earlier post and enhanced the image, you nailed it. When the fly was in the air, I first thought it a frit fly, mostly due to color, and had no other idea of what it was. L. trifolii looks quite close; I couldn't find the last two you mentioned in a quick search.

Double good.
When I moved the image, I discovered I have another Agromyzidae that I couldn't figure out and that looks way different that this one. Never would have solved the puzzle on my own Thanks twice!
… Ron Hemberger, 10 February, 2007 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

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