Ophiomyia lantanae is a species of fly in the family Agromyzidae. Native to the Americas, from the southern US to Brazil but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of Lantana camara in 1914.[2]

Ophiomyia lantanae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Agromyzidae
Subfamily: Agromyzinae
Genus: Ophiomyia
Species:
O. lantanae
Binomial name
Ophiomyia lantanae
(Froggatt, 1919)[1]
Synonyms
  • Agromyza lantanae Froggatt, 1919[1]
  • Agromyza longicauda Curran, 1928

Biology

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This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of Lantana camara.

Distribution

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United States, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Australia, Hawaii, India, Kenya, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ a b Froggatt, W.W. (1919). "The lantana fly (Agromyza lantanae)". The Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales. 30: 665–668, 1 pl.
  2. ^ Queensland government Fact Sheet: Lantana control