Jewelweed Leafminer
Phytoliriomyza melampyga (Loew, 1869)
Jewelweed Leafminer: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/17814
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Mines jewelweed (Impatiens) leaves.

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Phytoliriomyza melampyga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Subfamily: Phytomyzinae
Genus: Phytoliriomyza
Species:
P. melampyga
Binomial name
Phytoliriomyza melampyga
(Loew, 1869)[1]
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Phytoliriomyza melampyga is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.[4][5] Mesonotum with yellow bands. Scutellum yellow. Frons yellow.[6] The larva mines Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera).

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Canada, United States, Europe.

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  1. ^ a b Loew, H. (1869). "Diptera Americae septentrionalis indigena. Centuria octava". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 13: 1–52. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. ^ Johnson, C.W. (1902). "New North American Diptera". The Canadian Entomologist. 34 (9): 240–242. doi:10.4039/Ent34240-9.
  3. ^ Brischke, C.G.A. (1881). "Die Blattminierer in Danzig's Umgebung". SCHR. Naturf. Ges. Danzig. New Series. 5: 233–290.
  4. ^ Spencer, Kenneth A. (1973). Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Economic importance Series Entomologica. Vol. 9. The Hague. D. Gld.: Dr. W. Junk bv. pp. xii + 418 p.
  5. ^ Lonsdale, O. (2021). "Manual of North American Agromyzidae (Diptera, Schizophora), with revision of the fauna of the "Delmarva" states". ZooKeys (1051): 1–481. Bibcode:2021ZooK.1051....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1051.64603. PMC 8342412. PMID 34393548. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
  6. ^ Spencer, K. A. 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 10 Part 5g Royal Entomological Society, London pdf Archived 2017-06-11 at the Wayback Machine