family
Leaf-miner Flies
Agromyzidae
Field notes
The Agromyzidae are a family of flies, commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants. It includes roughly 2,500 species, they are small, some with wing length of 1 mm. The maximum size is 6.5 mm. Most species are in the range of 2 to 3 mm.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native leaf-miner flies All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Jewelweed Leaf-miner Fly
Phytoliriomyza melampyga
5,155 observations
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Agromyza vockerothi
4,908 observations
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Elm Agromyzid Leafminer
Agromyza aristata
2,676 observations
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American Holly Leafminer
Phytomyza ilicicola
2,454 observations
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Agromyza canadensis
81 observations
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Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza cocculi
43 observations