Ophiomyia lantanae

Ophiomyia lantanae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Agromyzidae
Subfamily:	Agromyzinae
Genus:	Ophiomyia
Species:	O. lantanae
Binomial name
	Ophiomyia lantanae; (Froggatt, 1919)
Synonyms
	Agromyza lantanae Froggatt, 1919; Agromyza longicauda Curran, 1928;

Ophiomyia lantanae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. Native to the Americas, from the southern US to Brazil but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of Lantana camara in 1914.^[2]

Biology

This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of Lantana camara.

Distribution

United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Australia, Hawaii, India, Kenya, South Africa.

References

^ ^a ^b Froggatt, W.W. (1919). "The lantana fly (Agromyza lantanae)". The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. 30: 665–668, 1 pl.
^ Queensland government Fact Sheet: Lantana control

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[Froggatt1919-1] Froggatt, W.W. (1919). "The lantana fly (Agromyza lantanae)". The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. 30: 665–668, 1 pl.

[2] Queensland government Fact Sheet: Lantana control

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