Phytomyza davisii
(Walton, 1912)
Phytomyza davisii is a of leaf-mining fly in the Agromyzidae. The species was described by Walton in 1912, originally placed in the Agromyza. It is distributed in Canada and the United States. Beyond basic taxonomic and geographic information, specific biological details for this species remain poorly documented in available sources.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Phytomyza davisii: /faɪ.toʊˈmaɪ.zə dəˈviː.sii/
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Distribution
Canada, United States.
Similar Taxa
- Phytomyza ilicicolaBoth are Phytomyza leafminers associated with holly (Ilex) in North America. The sources provided extensively document P. ilicicola as the 'native holly leafminer,' but do not confirm whether P. davisii shares this host specificity or represents a distinct ecological entity.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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