Phytomyza tarnwoodensis

Eiseman & Lonsdale, 2018

Phytomyza tarnwoodensis is a of leaf-mining in the , described from Vermont, USA in 2018. The species is known from limited collection records and appears to be associated with . Like other Phytomyza species, it likely produces serpentine or blotch mines in leaves during larval development. The specific epithet references the locality.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Phytomyza tarnwoodensis: //faɪtəˈmaɪzə tɑrnəˈwʊdɛnsɪs//

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Distribution

Known from Vermont, USA. Distribution records are sparse, with the described relatively recently in 2018.

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Taxonomic Note

Phytomyza tarnwoodensis was described by Eiseman and Lonsdale in 2018. The has been treated as a synonym of Chromatomyia tarnwoodensis in some , reflecting ongoing taxonomic revision within the Phytomyza-Chromatomyia complex. The Chromatomyia is sometimes treated as a subgenus of Phytomyza.

Data Limitations

This is known from very few specimens and limited published information. Most aspects of its biology—including plants, larval feeding habits, and detailed distribution—remain undocumented in accessible literature. The information provided here is based solely on taxonomic and collection database records.