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title: "European Holly Leafminer"
description: "Phytomyza ilicis — Insetos e aranhas. Phytomyza ilicis, the holly leaf miner, is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of the holly tree (Ilex aquifolium) leaving characteristic pale trails or leaf mines."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/european-holly-leafminer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# European Holly Leafminer

> Phytomyza ilicis — Insetos e aranhas. Phytomyza ilicis, the holly leaf miner, is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of the holly tree (Ilex aquifolium) leaving characteristic pale trails or leaf mines.

- Scientific name: *Phytomyza ilicis*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `urban` (Cidades e jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 10644
- Wikidata: [Q5882350](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5882350)
- iNaturalist taxon: [69629](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/69629)

## Names

- en: European Holly Leafminer
- de: Ilexminierfliege
- fr: Mineuse du Houx
- nl: Hulstvlieg

## Countries with the most observations

GB (6537), CA (1016), FR (699), NL (521), DE (469), US (253), BE (143), DK (126), IE (55), AT (18), CH (14), LU (14)

## Summary

Phytomyza ilicis, the holly leaf miner, is a leaf mining fly in the family Agromyzidae, whose larvae burrow into leaves of the holly tree (Ilex aquifolium) leaving characteristic pale trails or leaf mines.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytomyza_ilicis

## Photo

![European Holly Leafminer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/european-holly-leafminer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steven Cross · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/69629

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/european-holly-leafminer?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).