Biology:Liriomyza eupatorii

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Short description: Species of fly

Liriomyza eupatorii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Liriomyza
Species:
L. eupatorii
Binomial name
Liriomyza eupatorii
(Kaltenbach, 1874)
Synonyms[1]
  • Agromyza eupatorii Kaltenbach, 1874

Liriomyza eupatorii is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae.[1][2][3][4] The fly, is found in Europe and was described by the German entomolgist, Johann Heinrich Kaltenbach in 1874.[5]

The larvae mine the leaves of the Asteraceae and the Lamiaceae, including Aster species, lesser snakeroot (Ageratina aromatica), hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), red hemp-nettle (Galeopsis ladanum var. angustifolia), hairy hemp-nettle (Galeopsis pubescens), downy hemp-nettle (Galeopsis segetum), large-flowered hemp-nettle (Galeopsis speciosa), common hemp-nettle (Galeopsis tetrahit), sunflowers (Helianthus species), common nipplewort (Lapsana communis) and European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea).[5]

Liriomyza eupatorii leaf mine on hemp-agrimony

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14245368 entry