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Leaf Miner Fly - Phytomyza aralivora
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Leaf Miner Fly - Phytomyza aralivora

Wapsipinicon State Park, Anamosa, Jones County, Iowa, USA
July 24, 2009
Size: ~5 cm
Leaf mine on leaflet of wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis) in undergrowth of old pine plantation. View of upper surface of leaflet. From past advice from Charley Eiseman, I suspect agromyzid fly larvae, but I wonder if the host plant ID helps the insect species ID?

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Contributed by John Pearson on 24 July, 2009 - 10:26pm
Last updated 9 November, 2009 - 9:38pm

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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 July, 2009 - 6:37am

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