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Leaf Miner Fly
16.7134, -92.6131
Field Notes
Description:
Strange little fly of 2 mm in size, bright yellow with black markings, globular antennae and no apparent cross-veins in the wings. A Leaf Miner fly of the Family Agromyzidae. Possibly of the genus Liriomyza. They are so tiny, that it is a shock to see how beautiful they are when magnified. The larva of the Agromyzidae usually make long serpentine trails on leaves that slowly increase in size as they grow.
Habitat:
Garden lights, semi-rural residential area, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, 2,200 meters.
Notes:
See this spotting for a typical Agromyzid leaf mine: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/560945735/fullscreen.
http://phorid.net/zadbi/agromyzidae/
http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2017/03/liriomyza-canada-alaska.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nicksmacro/6039108302
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