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leaf-miner fly - female
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leaf-miner fly - Female
Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 24, 2016
Size: 2.5 mm wing length
Found on Zinia.

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leaf-miner fly - female leaf-miner fly - female fly - female
Contributed by Bill Keim on 3 January, 2017 - 5:53pm
Last updated 9 January, 2017 - 12:28pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 3 January, 2017 - 8:05pm

A female agromyzid
The metallic appearance makes me wonder about Melanagromyza, but I don't know much about identifying adult agromyzids.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 January, 2017 - 6:22pm

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