Agromyza is a genus of flies belonging to the family Agromyzidae. The adults of these flies can be recognised by the presence of stridulatory files on the first two abdominal tergites in both males and females. Another useful identifying feature is the halteres which are usually white or yellow, although they are darker in a few tropical species.
| Agromyza | |
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| Agromyza sp. in copula | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Agromyzinae |
| Genus: | Agromyza Fallén, 1810 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 210 species | |
The larvae of these flies are mostly leaf miners on a wide range of plants, although a few form galls. Some are economic pests.
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- Agromyza parvicornis , corn blotch leafminer on the University of Florida / Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Featured Creatures website
Media related to Agromyza at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Agromyza at Wikispecies
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