Bug FAQElm Agromyzid Leafminer
Agromyza aristata · Order: Diptera · Family: Agromyzidae
Source: Wikipedia
The elm agromyzid leafminer lives across eastern North America. Its larvae make tunnels inside the leaves of American elm trees.
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Where it lives
It is found throughout eastern North America.
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What it eats
It creates leaf mines in American elm (Ulmus americana).
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Where it comes from
Its range is widespread in eastern North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 38 of 51 states and DC. Most records: New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, Vermont.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in United States; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What trees does the elm agromyzid leafminer affect?
It mines the leaves of American elm (Ulmus americana).
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agromyza_aristata
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