Agromyza anthracina
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 anthracina
Visual Description
Agromyza anthracina is a small fly characteristic 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 or slightly smoky, with distinct venation patterns typical of the genus.[1]
Ecology and Distribution
Agromyza anthracina Meigen, 1830, is an accepted species within the family Agromyzidae.[2] The species has been documented interacting with Urtica dioica (stinging nettle).[3] Recent entomological surveys have recorded the presence of this species in Morocco, expanding the known distribution of agromyzid flies in the region.[4]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Agromyzidae / Agromyza / anthracina constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Agromyza anthracina Meigen, 1830. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1555035. Accessed 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Agromyza anthracina. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Agromyza%20anthracina. Accessed 2026-07-14.
- ↑ Mourad Doukale Daief; M. von Tschirnhaus; Kawtar Kettani. New records of leaf-miner flies (Diptera, Agromyzidae) from Morocco. ZooKeys. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.141900.