Chromatomyia horticola (Goureau)
(=Phytomyza horticola (Goureau))

Taxonomic position

Insecta: Diptera: Agromyzidae

Common name

Pea leaf miner

Habitat / Crop(s) damaged

Highly polyphagous, recorded from 268 genera from 36 families but most commonly on Brassicaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae.

Larvae mine into the leaves and leave a trail of faecal matter inside the mines. Pupation takes place inside the mines with the pupa apically protruding through the mine. Adult flies are greyish with black dorsal setae.

Pest status

Major.

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