Phytomyza horticola
Leaf mine of P. horticola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Phytomyza
Species:
P. horticola
Binomial name
Phytomyza horticola
Goureau, 1851
Synonyms
  • Chromatomyia horticola

Phytomyza horticola is a species of leaf-mining fly in the family Agromyzidae of the order Diptera. For a time it was treated as Chromatomyia horticola, but its original name has been restored after genus Chromatomyia was synonymized with Phytomyza.[1] The species is a pest of high economic importance affecting the vegetable crops in temperate and tropical regions.[2][3]

Habitat and distribution

Phytomyza horticola is recorded in around 268 genera of 36 families, commonly Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae. The polyphagous pest is distributed in various regions of Africa, Asia, and Europe.[4]

References

  1. ^ Winkler, I.S.; Scheffer, S.J.; Mitter, C. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny and systematics of leaf-mining flies (Diptera: Agromyzidae): delimitation of Phytomyza Fallén sensu lato and included species groups, with new insights on morphological and host-use evolution". Systematic Entomology. 32 (2): 260–292. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2008.00462.x. S2CID 86576804.
  2. ^ Spencer, K.A., 1973. Agromyzidae (Diptera) of economic importance. The Pitman Press, Bath, UK.,pp: 415.
  3. ^ "Pea Leaf Miner (Chromatomyia horticola)".
  4. ^ "Polyphagous Agromyzid Leafminers". The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

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