Ophiomyia lantanae
| Ophiomyia lantanae | |
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| 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 USA 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.
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