AGROMYZIDAE
(leaf-mining flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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Agromyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 14 subtaxa 33 images 11 ident. refs
Amauromyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 10 images
Aulagromyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 7 subtaxa 42 images 6 ident. refs
Calycomyza artemisiae
a leaf-mining fly
Species 1 ident. refs
Cerodontha
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 7 subtaxa 33 images 10 ident. refs
Chromatomyia
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 8 subtaxa 97 images 6 ident. refs
Liriomyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 3 subtaxa 13 images 3 ident. refs
Napomyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Ophiomyia
a genus of leaf-mining flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Phytobia
a genus of leaf-mining flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Phytoliriomyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 18 images
Phytomyza
a genus of leaf-mining flies
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 		Genus 19 subtaxa 117 images 21 ident. refs
Agromyzidae (unidentified)
Unidentified Leaf-mining Flies
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 		Unidentified 20 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyAGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dempewolf, M. Agromyzidae of the World wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/agromyzidae.php
György Csóka 2003 Levélaknák és Levélaknázók - Leaf Mines and Leaf Miners 192pp, Forest Research Institute, Budapest
Papp, L. & Černý, M. 2016 Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary. Volume 2. Phytomyzinae I. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary, Vol 2, 385pp, Pars Ltd., Hungary
Papp, L. & Černý, M. 2015 Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary. Volume 1. Agromyzinae Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary, Vol 1, 416pp, Pars Ltd., Hungary
Papp, L. & Černý, M. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary. Volume 4. Phytomyzinae Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary, Vol 4, Pars Ltd., Hungary
Papp, L. & Černý, M. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary. Volume 3. Phytomyzinae II Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Hungary, Vol 3, Pars Ltd., Hungary
() Spencer, K.A. 1976 The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press
() Spencer, K.A. 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Larvae/Leaf-miners

Anon. British Leafminers www.leafmines.co.uk/
Pitkin, B. Ellis, W.,Plant, C. & Edmunds, R. The leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects www.ukflymines.co.uk

AGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1,047 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for AGROMYZIDAE (leaf-mining flies)
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