Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838) is a animal in the Agromyzidae family, order Diptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838)

Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838)

Ophiomyia maura is an Agromyzidae fly that feeds on goldenrods, distributed from Alaska to Manitoba.

Family
Genus
Ophiomyia
Order
Diptera
Class
Insecta

About Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838)

Ophiomyia maura (Meigen, 1838) is a species of fly that belongs to the family Agromyzidae. This fly feeds mainly on true goldenrods, specifically including the species Solidago flexicaulis and Solidago altissima. Its distribution ranges from Alaska to Manitoba.

Photo: (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Diptera Agromyzidae Ophiomyia

More from Agromyzidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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