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minuscula species group

leafminer - Phytomyza Phytomyza aquilegivora Durham Pelham Aquiligia leaf miner 1 2015 3 - Phytomyza Dutchess Co NY Thalictrum revolutum maybe leaf miner Phytomyza maybe 3 - Phytomyza Columbine leaf mine - Phytomyza Phytomyza Phytomyza Agromyzidae, leaf mines on Columbine - Phytomyza aquilegivora
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 Phytomyza
No Taxon minuscula species group
Remarks
Larvae make linear lines in Aquilegia and Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae: Thalictroideae), possibly contorted and appearing almost as blotches in small leaves.