Agromyzidae

/ˌæɡroʊmaɪˈzeɪdi/ noun

A family of small flies (dipterans) whose larvae are leaf miners, feeding inside plant tissues and often damaging crops.

From Agromyza + '-idae' (scientific family suffix). In taxonomy, '-idae' designates a family-level classification, following Linnaean nomenclature conventions for formal organism categorization.

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