Phytobia
| Phytobia | |
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| Phytobia lateralis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Section: | Schizophora |
| Subsection: | Acalyptratae |
| Superfamily: | Opomyzoidea |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Phytobia Lioy, 1864 |
Phytobia[1] is a genus of flies on the family Agromyzidae,[2][3] with a worldwide distribution principally in Europe and the Americas.
Description[]
As with many Agromyzidae, species of Phytobia are typically leaf miners on various plants, although other plant parts may be attacked. For example, P. betulae lays its eggs on the bark of new-growth twigs of suitable birch trees and, after hatching, larvae tunnel downwards along the shoot within the differentiating xylem layer, sometimes reaching the base of the tree. Adults are small-medium-sized flies (approximately 5 mm in the case of P. betulae).[4]
Species[]
The Catalogue of Life lists:[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Lioy, P (1864) I ditteri distribuite secondo un nuovo metodo di classificazione naturale. Atti dell'I. R. Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti, Serie 3 9(2): 1311-1352.
- ^ a b Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ a b Dyntaxa Phytobia
- ^ Lieutier, François; Day, Keith R.; Battisti, Andrea; Grégoire, Jean-Claude; Evans, Hugh F. (2007). Bark and Wood Boring Insects in Living Trees in Europe, a Synthesis. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 534–537. ISBN 978-1-4020-2241-8.
External links[]
Categories:
- Agromyzidae
- Diptera genera