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Leaf-miner fly

Phytomyza flavicornis

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

The Agromyzidae are a family of flies, commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants. It includes roughly 2,500 species, they are small, some with wing length of 1 mm. The maximum size is 6.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 36