Bug FAQLiriomyza schmidti
Liriomyza schmidti · Order: Diptera · Family: Agromyzidae
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It occurs in Florida, the West Indies, and Costa Rica.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Liriomyza schmidti belongs to the fly family Agromyzidae.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found in Florida, the West Indies, and Costa Rica.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 14 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia.
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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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Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Agromyzidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liriomyza_schmidti
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Text written 2026-10-25 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-25.