Stem miner (Diptera: Agromyzidae) in Agastache
| Record no.: | 0018 |
|---|---|
| Feeding guild: | Stem miner |
| Taxonomy: | Diptera: Agromyzidae: Ophiomyia sp. |
| Stages observed: | trace, puparium |
| Hosts in Agastache: | undetermined A. sp. (giant hyssop) |
I located a parasitized puparium under the epidermis at the end of a stem mine on a dead stem of the host in January. The puparium was located immediately below the base of the seedhead. O. mimuli has been previously reared from A. nepetoides in Illinois (Eiseman 2022, p. 1720).
- Eiseman, C.S. 2022. Leafminers of North America, 2nd edition. Self-published e-book. Available from the author at https://charleyeiseman.com/leafminers/.[return to in-text citation]
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