Agromyza sulfuriceps
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 sulfuriceps
Visual Description
Agromyza sulfuriceps is a species of leaf-mining fly within the family Agromyzidae. Based on observations of specimens, the adult fly exhibits a characteristic coloration, with a notably yellowish head, which is reflected in its specific epithet sulfuriceps[2]. Examination of images from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset reveals a small, dark-bodied fly with relatively clear, membranous wings and distinct venation typical of the genus Agromyza[1].
Biology and Distribution
Agromyza sulfuriceps was described by the entomologist Gabriel Strobl in 1898[2]. As a member of the Agromyzidae, the larvae are generally known to be internal leaf miners, feeding on the tissues of host plants[3].
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References
- 1 2 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Agromyzidae / Agromyza / sulfuriceps constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Agromyza sulfuriceps Strobl, 1898. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1555023. Accessed 2026-07-13.
- ↑ Agromyza sulfuriceps. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agromyza_sulfuriceps. Accessed 2026-07-14.