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Phytomyza ilicis group
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Phytomyza ilicis group

Phytomyza ilicis

Phytomyza ilicis, the holly leaf miner, is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of the holly tree (Ilex aquifolium) leaving characteristic pale trails or leaf mines.

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8 branches of this group, most-observed first

European Holly Leafminer

speciesPhytomyza ilicis

Phytomyza opacae

speciesPhytomyza opacae

American Holly Leafminer

speciesPhytomyza ilicicola

Phytomyza vomitoriae

speciesPhytomyza vomitoriae

Inkberry Holly Leafminer

speciesPhytomyza glabricola

Phytomyza ditmani

speciesPhytomyza ditmani

Phytomyza wiggii

speciesPhytomyza wiggii

Phytomyza leslieae

speciesPhytomyza leslieae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1709533.