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Genus Liriomyza

Leaf miner on common milkweed - Liriomyza asclepiadis St. Andrews leaf miner on Symphyotrichum pilosum maybe SA293 2016 2 - Liriomyza eupatorii Delray Beach FL leaf miner on Turnera ulmifolia D1292 2018 2 - Liriomyza Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Eupatorium pubescens D1871 2019 3 - Liriomyza Agromyzidae, ventral - Liriomyza arctii St. Andrews leaf miner on Krigia virginica SA1721 2020 3 - Liriomyza taraxaci Pelham Road leaf miner on Cirsium vulgare D2287 2020 8.1 - Liriomyza Leafminer, Polanisia dodecandra - Liriomyza
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")
Superfamily Opomyzoidea
Family Agromyzidae (Leaf Miner Flies)
Subfamily Phytomyzinae
Genus Liriomyza
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Galiomyza Spencer, 1981 was synonymized with Liriomyza by Lonsdale (2017).
Explanation of Names
Liriomyza Mik 1894
Numbers
~70 spp. in our area(1), ~220 total(2)
Identification
Frons dark, first flagellomere yellow, fore tibia without lateral setae, first flagellomere without apical spine, M1+2 ending nearer to wing tip than R4+5, halter light colored, C extends to M1+2, fronto-orbital setae erect, reclinate, or absent, Sc incomplete(1)
Habitat
The larvae all mine leaves. 3 species, L. huidobrensis, L. sativae, and L. trifolii are highly polyphagous and are agricultural pests in Florida and California. (1)
Food
pest spp:
Liriomyza brassicae (Riley) - Serpentine leaf miner
Liriomyza sativae Blanchard - Vegetable leaf miner
Life Cycle
Leaf mine | Puparium in leaf | Puparium | Adult
Remarks
Like a few other agromyzid genera, these produce sound with a stridulatory comb on hind femur and a file on 1st abdominal segment(1).
Print References
Lonsdale, Owen. 2017. The Liriomyza (Diptera: Schizophora: Agromyzidae) of Canada & Alaska. Zootaxa 4234 (1): 1–156.
Internet References
Works Cited
1.Manual of Nearctic Diptera Volume 2
Varies for each chapter; edited by J.F. McAlpine, B.V. Petersen, G.E. Shewell, H.J. Teskey, J.R. Vockeroth, D.M. Wood. 1987. Research Branch Agriculture Canada.
2.Dicky Sick Ki Yu (1997-2015) Home of Ichneumonoidea (Taxapad)