Bug FAQCalycomyza flavinotum
Calycomyza flavinotum · Order: Diptera · Family: Agromyzidae
The insect makes whitish, blotch-shaped mines in the leaves of several flowering plants in the sunflower family. It is found in the United States, Jamaica, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
Creates whitish blotch-shaped leaf mines on Ageratina altissima, Arctium minus, Eupatorium species, Eutrochium maculatum, and Eutrochium purpureum.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Native to the United States, Jamaica, Venezuela, and Brazil.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 27 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Vermont, Pennsylvania, New York, Wisconsin, Ohio, Minnesota, Maryland, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calycomyza_flavinotum
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.