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Columbine leafminer

Phytomyza aquilegivora Spencer, 1969

Status not recordedinsects

The columbine leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora) is a species in the family Agromyzidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the columbine leafminer

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the columbine leafminer live?

Not recorded

Is the columbine leafminer endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the columbine leafminer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyAgromyzidae
  6. genusPhytomyza
  7. SpeciesPhytomyza aquilegivora Spencer, 1969
Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • American columbine leafminerEnglish
  • Petite mouche mineuse de l'ancolieFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the columbine leafminer

Other species in the same genus Phytomyza.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the columbine leafminer?

The columbine leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora) belongs to the family Agromyzidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Columbine leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/columbine-leafminer

MLA

“Columbine leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/columbine-leafminer.

BibTeX
@misc{columbine_leafminer_2026,
  title = {Columbine leafminer (Phytomyza aquilegivora)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/columbine-leafminer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}