Agromyza is a genus of flies belonging to the family Agromyzidae. The adults of these flies can be recognised by the presence of stridulatory files on the first two abdominal tergites in both males and females. Another useful identifying feature is the halteres which are usually white or yellow, although they are darker in a few tropical species.

Agromyza
Agromyza sp. in copula
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Subfamily: Agromyzinae
Genus: Agromyza
Fallén, 1810
Diversity
at least 210 species

The larvae of these flies are mostly leaf miners on a wide range of plants, although a few form galls. Some are economic pests.

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