''Ophiomyia lantanae'' is a fly native to the Americas, from the southern US to

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

but had been introduced also to Australia as biological control agent of ''

Lantana camara ''Lantana camara'' (common lantana) is a species of flowering plant within the verbena family (Verbenaceae), native to the American tropics. It is a very adaptable species, which can inhabit a wide variety of ecosystems; once it has been introduc ...

'' in 1914.Queensland government Fact Sheet: Lantana control
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Biology

This fly feeds on flowers and fruits of ''

''.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14240236 Agromyzidae Diptera used as pest control agents Arthropods of Brazil