Internal feeder (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Achillea
| Record no.: | 0009 |
|---|---|
| Feeding guild: | Miner in leaf midrib |
| Taxonomy: | Diptera: Agromyzidae: Liriomyza sp. |
| Stages observed: | trace |
| Hosts in Achillea: | A. millefolium (yarrow) |
The observed leaf mine extended ~25 mm along the midrib and entered one of the lobes of the leaf; the lobe had turned brown due to the mining. The larva had abandoned the plant material by the time I located the mine in mid-June. With the frass deposited mostly in strips or beaded strips, this keys to Liriomyza sp. in Eiseman (2019).
- Eiseman, C.S. 2019. Leafminers of North America, 1st edition. Self-published e-book. Available from the author at https://charleyeiseman.com/leafminers/.[return to in-text citation]
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