Elm Agromyzid Leafminer
Agromyza aristata Malloch, 1915
Elm Agromyzid Leafminer: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/17692
Synonyms
Agromyza ulmi 
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Larvae make leaves mines on the leaves of Elm.

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Agromyza aristata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Agromyza
Species:
A. aristata
Binomial name
Agromyza aristata
Malloch, 1915
Synonyms[1]
  • Agromyza ulmi Frost, 1924

Agromyza aristata, the elm agromyzid leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae.[1][2][3] It is widespread throughout eastern North America, creating leaf mines in Ulmus americana.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Agromyza aristata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Agromyza aristata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Spencer, Kenneth A. (1990). Host specialization in the world Agromyzidae (Diptera). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers. p. 55. ISBN 0792304020.