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The vegetable leafminer, Liriomyza sativae Blanchard. The adult is a small black fly about 1/20 inch long and marked with yellow or gold patches. The larva is laterally compressed, legless and headless. It is yellowish and may have dark-colored intestinal contents. The larvae create a serpentine mine.
For additional information on the vegetable leafminer see the Featured Creatures Web site at http://creatures.ifas.ufl.edu/veg/leaf/vegetable_leafminer.htm