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Complex Phytomyza minuscula group Leafmines on columbine. The dark spot is a sickly pupa -- they normally pupate on the outside of the leaf.<br />
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Habitat: Garden<br />
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*Photographed with microscope<br />
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Habitat: Garden<br />
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Complex Phytomyza minuscula group

Leafmines on columbine. The dark spot is a sickly pupa -- they normally pupate on the outside of the leaf.

Habitat: Garden

Pupa - Complex Phytomyza minuscula group I extracted this pupa from the leaf mine. Pupae for this species group are usually plump and attach themselves to the outside of the leaf. This entire leaf had pupae inside the leaf and all were flat, like this one. Not sure why.<br />
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*Photographed with microscope<br />
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Habitat: Garden<br />
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So easy to overlook, but most interesting Posted one year ago

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The Phytomyza minuscula group

Phytomyza minuscula group are leaf miner flies in the family Agromyzidae.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded May 22, 2024. Captured May 19, 2024 10:08 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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Canon EOS 90D
f/7.1
1/256s
ISO250
100mm