Ophiomyia lantanae

Ophiomyia lantanae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Genus: Ophiomyia
Species: O. lantanae
Binomial name
Ophiomyia lantanae
(Froggatt)

Ophiomyia lantanae is a fly native to the Americas, from the southern US to Brazil but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of Lantana camara in 1914.[1]

Biology

This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of Lantana camara.

References

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