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Holly leafminer

Phytomyza ilicis Curtis, 1846

Status not recordedinsects

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

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Quick facts about the holly 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 holly leafminer live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the holly leafminer as introduced in 1 country.

  1. United States

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the holly 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 holly leafminer classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyAgromyzidae
  6. genusPhytomyza
  7. SpeciesPhytomyza ilicis Curtis, 1846

Synonyms Phytomyza aquifolii, Phytomyza ilicis

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Holly leaf gall flyEnglish
  • KristtornminérflueDanish
  • mineuse du houxFrench
  • HulstvliegDutch
  • kristtornminerflugeNorwegian Nynorsk
  • Mouche du houxFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the holly leafminer

Other species in the same genus Phytomyza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the holly leafminer an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the holly leafminer as introduced in 1 country: United States, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the holly leafminer?

The holly leafminer (Phytomyza ilicis) 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). Holly leafminer (Phytomyza ilicis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/holly-leafminer

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BibTeX
@misc{holly_leafminer_2026,
  title = {Holly leafminer (Phytomyza ilicis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/holly-leafminer},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}