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Leaf miner, walking fern - Phytoliriomyza felti

Leaf miner, walking fern - Phytoliriomyza felti
Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
October 11, 2017
Host is walking fern, Asplenium rhizophyllum

Leaf at far left shown in detail in later images of this series

Rearing in progress

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Moved
Moved from Leaf Miner Flies.

Yes, I believe walking fern was the first documented host for this species.

 
Cool, thank you!
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P. felti perhaps?
Phytoliriomyza felti has been reared from Asplenium spp.:

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