Herbivore-adaptation
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Phytomyza spondylii
Phytomyza spondylii is a leaf-miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. Its larvae create conspicuous whitish serpentine mines within the leaves of host plants in the family Apiaceae. The species has been documented in France and shows a specialized biochemical adaptation to detoxify furocoumarins present in its host plants.