Ophiomyia camarae
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| Ophiomyia camarae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Agromyzinae |
| Genus: | Ophiomyia |
| Species: | O. camarae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophiomyia camarae Spencer, 1963[1] | |
Ophiomyia camarae is a fly native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America and Florida[2] but has been introduced as biological control agent to many countries outside the Americas as biological control agent of Lantana camara. The adult have a size of 1.5–2 mm are shiny, black with red compound eyes.[3][4]
