Biology:Ophiomyia lantanae
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Short description: Species of fly
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Agromyzinae |
| Genus: | Ophiomyia |
| Species: | O. lantanae
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| Ophiomyia lantanae (Froggatt, 1919)[1]
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Ophiomyia lantanae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. Native to the Americas, from the southern US to Brazil but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of Lantana camara in 1914.[2]
Biology
This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of Lantana camara.
Distribution
United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Australia, Hawaii, India, Kenya, South Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froggatt, W.W. (1919). "The lantana fly (Agromyza lantanae)". The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 30: 665–668, 1 pl.
- ↑ "Queensland government Fact Sheet: Lantana control". http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/lantana/docs/45_Ophiomyia_lantanae.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q14240236 entry
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