Agromyza alnibetulae
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Agromyzidae
- Genus: Agromyza
- Species: Agromyza alnibetulae
Visual Description
Agromyza alnibetulae is a small fly typical of the family Agromyzidae. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, the adult exhibits a generally dark, often blackish, body coloration.[1] The wings are typically clear and membranous, with characteristic venation patterns common to the genus.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Agromyza alnibetulae was described by Hendel in 1931.[2] This species is known to be phytophagous, with larvae typically mining the leaves of host plants.[3] Documented host plant interactions include species within the genus Alnus (e.g., Alnus alnobetula crispa) and Betula (e.g., Betula neoalaskana, Betula lenta).[4] The species has been recorded in urban environments, such as in Slovakia, where it was monitored as a potential harmful insect on woody plants.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Agromyzidae / Agromyza / alnibetulae constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Agromyza alnibetulae Hendel, 1931. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1554846. Accessed 2026-07-13.
- 1 2 Jan Kollár; P. Hrubík; Silvia Tkáčová. Monitoring of harmful insect species in urban conditions in selected model areas of Slovakia. Plant Protection Science. 2009. https://doi.org/10.17221/4/2009-pps.
- ↑ Agromyza alnibetulae. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Agromyza%20alnibetulae. Accessed 2026-07-14.