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Opomyzoidea

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The Opomyzoidea are a superfamily of flies.

Species

Superfamily

  1. PhylumArthropoda
  2. ClassInsecta
  3. OrderDiptera
Habitatmarine

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Acalyptratae
Image
Opomyza florum 2007.09.21 15.28.37-p9210010.jpg
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taxon rank
superfamily
taxon name
Opomyzoidea
topic's main category
Category:Opomyzoidea
Commons category
Opomyzoidea
diel cycle
diurnality
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  • Phylogeny
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The Opomyzoidea are a superfamily of flies.

== Biology == Opomyzoids show a range of lifestyles including mining plant leaves (many Agromyzidae), feeding in grass stems (Anthomyzidae and Opomyzidae), forming plant galls (Fergusonina), feeding on fungi (some Anthomyzidae and Asteiidae), feeding on sap flows of trees (some Aulacigastridae, Odiniidae and Periscelididae), living in galleries of wood-boring insects (Odiniidae) or in water-filled cavities of plants (phytotelmata; Aulacigastridae, Neurochaetidae and Periscelididae). However, the biology of most opomyzoid families is poorly known.

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