Bug FAQHerring-bone Leafminer
Ophiomyia camarae · Order: Diptera · Family: Agromyzidae
Also called: Cherry Pie Leafminer
Source: Wikipedia
Adults are tiny, about 1.5 to 2 mm long, shiny black with red eyes. Its larvae mine the leaves of Lantana camara, harming that plant.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Adults have shiny black bodies and red compound eyes.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure 1.5 to 2 mm in length.
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What it eats
The larvae mine the leaves of Lantana camara.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 6 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, California, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants does the Herring-bone Leafminer affect?
Its larvae mine and damage the leaves of Lantana camara.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Agromyzidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophiomyia_camarae
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