Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Agromyzidae larva?

Posted by Tony Irwin on 13-09-2007 21:12
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I think this is more likely to be the citrus leafminer, Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae). Agromyzidae hardly ever attack tree leaves - almost all mines in tree leaves are made by moths. The moth larvae are specialised miners, and lack most of the features that distinguish normal caterpillars.