Phytomyza opacae
Leaf mines caused by P. opacae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Phytomyza
Species:
P. opacae
Binomial name
Phytomyza opacae
Kulp, 1968

Phytomyza opacae is a species in the family Agromyzidae ("leaf miner flies"), in the order Diptera ("flies").[1][2][3] Its host plants are Ilex myrtifolia, Ilex cassine, Ilex opaca, and Ilex amelanchier.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Phytomyza opacae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Phytomyza opacae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Phytomyza opacae Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Scheffer, Sonja J; Lewis, Matthew L; Hébert, Julie B; Jacobsen, Frode (15 January 2021). "Diversity and Host Plant-Use in North American Phytomyza Holly Leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae): Colonization, Divergence, and Specificity in a Host-Associated Radiation". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 114 (1): 59–69. doi:10.1093/aesa/saaa034. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Further reading

  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.

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