May 8, 2024
#2179 - Phytoliriomyza pittosporophylli - Pittosporum Leaf-gall Fly
The feeding tunnels and galls caused by a genus of Agromyzid leaf-miner fly that targets Australian Cheesewoods. There's easily 100 species in the genus, which seem to be most common or at least most commonly reported in the Northern Hemisphere, but I don't have much other informaton on them.
About 110 species of Agromyzid are agricultural pests, but the species can be so hard to tell apart that DNA barcoding is increasingly used for ID.
Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales.