page_title: Agromyzidae
section_title: General description
hierarchical_section_title: Agromyzidae / General description
caption_attribution_description: Deze foto toont een blad van hulst met de mijnen van Phytomyza ilicis. Ik nam de foto in Mariahoeve in Den Haag. This pic shows the leaves of Ilex aquifolium with Phytomyza ilicis. I took the pic myself in The Hague, Netherlands.
context_page_description: The Agromyzidae are a family commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.
  A worldwide family of roughly 2,500 species, they are small, some with wing length of 1 mm. The maximum size is 6.5 mm. Most species are in the range of 2 to 3 mm.
context_section_description: Adult agromyzids can be recognized by the distinctive sclerotization of the head. The upper part of the frons, above the ptilinal suture (known as the frontal vitta) is lightly sclerotized and lacks setae, while the lower part of the frons and the dorsal area of the head tends to be much more heavily sclerotized and setaceous. Thus, the frontal vitta often forms a distinctive patch on the head, different in colour and texture from the rest of the head. The compound eyes are usually oval and fairly small, although in some species, they are larger and more circular.
  The wings are usually hyaline, although those of a few tropical species have darker markings. A few species, including all Agromyza spp., are capable of stridulation, possessing a "file" on the first abdominal segment and a "scraper" on the hind femur.
  The family Agromyzidae is commonly referred to as the leaf-miner flies, for the feeding habits of their larvae, most of which are leaf miners on various plants.
caption: Larval mines of holly leaf miner, Phytomyza ilicis
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