''Chromatomyia syngenesiae'', the ragwort leaf miner or chrysanthemum leaf miner, also known by the synonym ''Phytomyza syngenesiae'', is a
Palaearctic
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Th ...
fly, also present in
Australia
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and
New Zealand
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, with larvae that make
leaf mines in ''
Senecio
''Senecio'' is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that includes ragworts and groundsels.
Variously circumscribed taxonomically, the genus ''Senecio'' is one of the largest genera of flowering plants.
Description
Mo ...
'' species and other related herbaceous
daisies.
References
Agromyzidae
Diptera of Europe
Insects described in 1849
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