A Guide to the Insects of the Coal Oil Point Reserve

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  Insects of Coal Oil Point > Guide > Diptera > Agromyzidae 

Agromyzidae - Leaf Miner Flies

Leafminer flies are small flies generally found among vegetation. They arecalled “leaf miners” because their tiny larvae dig tunnels withinleaves.

The Coal Oil Point collectioncontains eight morphospecies of leaf miner flies.


Leaf Miner Photos
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