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Species Amauromyza flavifrons

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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 Amauromyza

Species flavifrons (Amauromyza flavifrons)

Explanation of Names

Author: Meigen, 1830

Food

Larvae mine leaves of plants in the Caryophyllales, mainly Caryophyllaceae.

Internet References

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Leaf and stem mines of British flies

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 20 October, 2013 - 5:32pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 23 April, 2017 - 6:31pm

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