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Genus Hydromyza

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Calyptratae)
Superfamily Muscoidea
Family Scathophagidae (Dung Flies)
Subfamily Scathophaginae
Genus Hydromyza
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hydromyza Fallén, 1823
Explanation of Names
Greek for "water fly"
Habitat
Use leaves early or late in the day, so long as the surfaces are reasonably warm. They choose leaves where temperatures will stay fairly moderate despite fluctuating ambient conditions.(1)
Food
Leaf miners in water lilies.
Works Cited
1.Insects and the Plant Surface
Barrie Juniper and Sir Richard Southwood. 1986. Edward Arnold Ltd.