Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Agromyzidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Diptera Genus Ophiomyia | |
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Similar Ophiomyia, Salbia haemorrhoidalis, Lantanophaga pusillidactyla, Neogalea sunia, Hypena laceratalis | ||
Ophiomyia lantanae is a fly 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.
Biology
This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of Lantana camara.
References
Ophiomyia lantanae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA