Phytomyza affinis
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| Phytomyza affinis | |
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| Phytomyza affinis leaf mines on Cirsium arvense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Agromyzidae |
| Subfamily: | Phytomyzinae |
| Genus: | Phytomyza |
| Species: | P. affinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phytomyza affinis | |
Phytomyza affinis is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[2][3] Description of imago-Antennomere III brown black, 1-11 red. Mesonotum matt black lateral parts and notopleural depression yellow. Acrosticals in 2-4 rows. Coxae 1 yellow basally, II-III blackish. Femora yellow (black basally). Base of femora, tibiae and tarsi black. Abdomen brown black. Tergites with a yellow apical line dilated at the sides. Long. : 2,5–3 mm.[4] The larva mines Cirsium arvense and also feeds on seeds of Euphrasia.
