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Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora)

 
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Order: Diptera (DIP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Phytomyza
Species: aquilegivora

Profile:

No positives
No neutrals
1 negative

Regional...

This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Woodstock, Georgia
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Saint Louis, Missouri
Raleigh, North Carolina
Pottstown, Pennsylvania
Sellersville, Pennsylvania

Member Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Negative claypa On May 19, 2008, claypa from West Pottsgrove, PA
(Zone 6b) wrote:

This tiny fly deposits its eggs in the foliage of Columbine plants. The eggs hatch and the larvae eat tunnels through the leaves, leaving squiggly trails behind and damaging the plant.

By claypa
Thumbnail #1 of Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora) by claypa

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Thumbnail #2 of Columbine Leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora) by claypa

Timer: 2.98 jiffies (0.029783010482788).


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