Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner

Natural history and identification

This fly has a leaf-mining larval stage and has been used in biological control of lantana. Queensland's biological-control account describes its contribution to suppressing lantana in tropical areas. Establishment of the insect and effective reduction of a particular Kauaʻi lantana population are separate claims; the latter is not established by the island occurrence record.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Calycomyza lantanae

Common names

Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner

Family

Agromyzidae

Order

Diptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Introduced

Conservation status

Not assessed

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner (Calycomyza lantanae) belongs to Agromyzidae in the order Diptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.

Sources and further reading

• iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist
• Natural history and identification — species source