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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Opomyzoidea » Leaf Miner Flies (Agromyzidae) » Phytomyzinae » Phytomyza
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Unknown Rocky Mountain Diptera - Phytomyza
Copyright © 2014 Robert Burns

Unknown Rocky Mountain Diptera - Phytomyza
Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado, USA
July 5, 2014
Diptera found on Boechera Stricta plant. Is this species herbivorous?
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Contributed by Robert Burns on 8 August, 2014 - 1:04pm
Last updated 11 August, 2014 - 3:59pm

Moved
Moved from Leaf Miner Flies.
… John F. Carr, 11 August, 2014 - 3:59pm login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 8 August, 2014 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Leaf miner
Looks like Agromyzidae, which mine in leaves and occasionally stems.
… John F. Carr, 8 August, 2014 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Agromyzidae
The genus is Phytomyza, but I wouldn't want to guess at the species. If Boechera is indeed the host plant then it would be an interesting record as no agromyzids are yet known from that genus.
… Owen Lonsdale, 11 August, 2014 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Appreciate the help
… Robert Burns, 8 August, 2014 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

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