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Linear Leaf Mines- Ophiomyia maura The mines are linear, narrow, and have faint frass lines.<br /> <br /> Habitat: The leaf mines were on white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) that was growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84194/linear_leaf_mines-_ophiomyia_maura.html" title="Linear Leaf Mines- Ophiomyia maura"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84194_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=4pG5VwSFHMpmS0P%2BaP2uhudD6Qc%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Linear Leaf Mines- Ophiomyia maura The mines are linear, narrow, and have faint frass lines.<br /> <br /> Habitat: The leaf mines were on white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) that was growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84196/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84195/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html Agromyzidae,Geotagged,Ophiomyia,Ophiomyia maura,Spring,United States,leaf mine,leafminer,leafminer fly" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84196/white_wood_aster_-_eurybia_divaricata.html" title="White Wood Aster - Eurybia divaricata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/84196_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=NTEVlg9VXKAgRADgPl9J3kUoCkk%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="White Wood Aster - Eurybia divaricata Habitat: Growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84194/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84195/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html Eurybia divaricata,Geotagged,Spring,United States,White wood aster,aster,leaf mines" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Ophiomyia maura,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Linear Leaf Mines- Ophiomyia maura

The mines are linear, narrow, and have faint frass lines.

Habitat: The leaf mines were on white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) that was growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest

Linear Leaf Mines- Ophiomyia maura The mines are linear, narrow, and have faint frass lines.<br /> <br /> Habitat: The leaf mines were on white wood aster (Eurybia divaricata) that was growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84196/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84195/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html Agromyzidae,Geotagged,Ophiomyia,Ophiomyia maura,Spring,United States,leaf mine,leafminer,leafminer fly

White Wood Aster - Eurybia divaricata Habitat: Growing along nature trails in a mostly deciduous forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84194/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/84195/linear_leaf_mines-_agromyzidae.html Eurybia divaricata,Geotagged,Spring,United States,White wood aster,aster,leaf mines

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Still blows my mind, being so tiny that you can live inside the structure of a leaf. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Yes! It's crazy that so many insects have perfected this life style. Posted 5 years ago

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The Ophiomyia maura

Ophiomyia maura is a species of leaf miner flies.

Adult: wing length 1.9 to 2.5 mm., costa extending to m1+2, last and penultimate sections of m4 normally equal but distinctly variable (I have seen one male with the last section longer, in ratio 21:16 with penultimate); irons one and a half times width of eye; jowls narrow, between one-sixth and one-eighth vertical height of eye, not greatly projecting, forming vibrissal angle of about 80°; vibrissal horn in male rather slender; facial.. more

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Similar species: True Flies
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Sep 10, 2019. Captured Jun 12, 2019 10:27 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm