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Phytomyza aquilegivora - Columbine Leafminer The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
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Habitat: Rural garden<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85119/phytomyza_aquilegivora_larva-_columbine_leafminer.html" title="Phytomyza aquilegivora Larva- Columbine Leafminer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/85119_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MVeg8o0sleMsCfRXUEBBvSUH%2FLs%3D" width="200" height="168" alt="Phytomyza aquilegivora Larva- Columbine Leafminer In this photo, you can see the larva at the end of the mine.<br />
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The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
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Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85120/phytomyza_aquilegivora_pupa_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85118/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85120/phytomyza_aquilegivora_pupa_-_columbine_leafminer.html" title="Phytomyza aquilegivora Pupa - Columbine Leafminer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/85120_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=fcoESTKTghb0I4k9BRMR5lcATig%3D" width="200" height="144" alt="Phytomyza aquilegivora Pupa - Columbine Leafminer This photo shows the pupa. The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
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Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85121/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85119/phytomyza_aquilegivora_larva-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
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<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85121/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html" title="Phytomyza aquilegivora - Columbine Leafminer"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/85121_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=s7792ueJie1%2BbHMz2OmZL16AzZg%3D" width="200" height="174" alt="Phytomyza aquilegivora - Columbine Leafminer The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
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Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85118/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85120/phytomyza_aquilegivora_pupa_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85119/phytomyza_aquilegivora_larva-_columbine_leafminer.html Columbine Leafminer,Fall,Geotagged,Phytomyza aquilegivora,United States" /></a></figure> Agromyzidae,Fall,Geotagged,Phytomyza aquilegivora,United States,agromyzid,leaf mine,leaf miner,leafminer,mine

Phytomyza aquilegivora - Columbine Leafminer

The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!

Habitat: Rural garden

Phytomyza aquilegivora Larva- Columbine Leafminer In this photo, you can see the larva at the end of the mine.<br />
<br />
The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
<br />
Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85120/phytomyza_aquilegivora_pupa_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85118/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85121/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html Columbine Leafminer,Fall,Geotagged,Phytomyza aquilegivora,United States

Phytomyza aquilegivora Pupa - Columbine Leafminer This photo shows the pupa. The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
<br />
Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85121/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85119/phytomyza_aquilegivora_larva-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85118/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html Columbine Leafminer,Fall,Geotagged,Phytomyza aquilegivora,United States

Phytomyza aquilegivora - Columbine Leafminer The Columbine leaves on this plant were covered in mines and pupae!<br />
<br />
Habitat: Rural garden<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85118/phytomyza_aquilegivora_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85120/phytomyza_aquilegivora_pupa_-_columbine_leafminer.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/85119/phytomyza_aquilegivora_larva-_columbine_leafminer.html Columbine Leafminer,Fall,Geotagged,Phytomyza aquilegivora,United States

comments (10)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Nice! This group is still small but so awesome:
https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/diptera/agromyzidae Posted 5 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  It's growing :) Posted 5 years ago
2. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  We should be so proud! I'm loving the growth of these categories! Posted 5 years ago
3. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Is there a leaf miner list yet? Posted 5 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      Nope! Posted 5 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Hmmm....hint, hint...maybe you should create one? You are the leafminer queen, after all. Posted 5 years ago
      2. Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        :D Haha, I am?
        And I sure will. I have been thinking of making a list for leafminers, leafrollers, etc--but I haven't gotten around to it. Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Indeed you are :) Posted 5 years ago
        
        Flown Kimmerling
        
        Lion
        
        Maybe a phytopaghy list? I dunno... Posted 5 years ago
        
        Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        That would be really cool! Posted 5 years ago

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The Columbine Leafminer

''Phytomyza aquilegivora'', the columbine leafminer, is a species of leaf miner fly 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 Sep 30, 2019. Captured Sep 28, 2019 10:41 in 31 Ferncrest Ave, Coventry, RI 02816, USA.

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