A Guide to the Insects of the Coal Oil Point Reserve


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  Insects of Coal Oil Point > Guide > Diptera > Agromyzidae 

Agromyzidae - Leaf Miner Flies

Leaf miner flies are small flies generally found among vegetation. They are called “leaf miners” because their tiny larvae dig tunnels within leaves.

The Coal Oil Point collection contains eight morphospecies of leaf miner flies.


Leaf Miner Photos
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