Ophiomyia kwansonis(OPHOKW)
Distribution details in United States of America
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2006
From CABI Pest map 779 (2013): Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2006
From CABI Pest map 779 (2013): Present, restricted distribution
EPPO Reporting Service (2013/010) : the first possible evidence of this insect in the USA is an image taken in July 2006 in Kennebunk (Maine) and posted on an entomological website. In 2008, damage was noticed by daylily amateurs at a national meeting in Texas, and by 2012 it was recorded in at least 15 US states.
* Eiseman CS, Lonsdale O, Feldman TS, Van Der Linden JO (2026) Thirty-three new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera) from the United States and Canada, with new host and distribution records for 154 additional species. Zootaxa 5745(1), 1-265.
* INTERNET
- Bugguide - Identification, Images, & Information for Insects, Spiders & Their Kin - For the United States & Canada. www.bugguide.net/node/view/84826
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Pest Alert: Daylily leafminer Ophiomyia kwansonis Sasakawa (Diptera: Agromyzidae), new to North America, including Florida by Steck GJ & Williams GL (dated 2012-05-22). http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/pest-alerts/pdf/ophiomyia-kwansonis.pdf
* Jurc, M.; Cerny, M.; Jurc, D. (2012) Sumarski List 136 (9/10), 501-507.
* INTERNET
- Bugguide - Identification, Images, & Information for Insects, Spiders & Their Kin - For the United States & Canada. www.bugguide.net/node/view/84826
- Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Pest Alert: Daylily leafminer Ophiomyia kwansonis Sasakawa (Diptera: Agromyzidae), new to North America, including Florida by Steck GJ & Williams GL (dated 2012-05-22). http://www.freshfromflorida.com/pi/pest-alerts/pdf/ophiomyia-kwansonis.pdf
* Jurc, M.; Cerny, M.; Jurc, D. (2012) Sumarski List 136 (9/10), 501-507.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | British Columbia | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Nova Scotia | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Ontario | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Prince Edward Island | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Québec | Present, no details | |
| Canada | Present, no details |