The serpentine leaf miner is the larva of a fly, Liriomyza brassicae, in the family Agromyzidae, the leaf miner flies. It mines wild and cultivated plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and Chinese broccoli.
In popular culture
The Wire song Outdoor Miner was inspired by co-writer Graham Lewis's fascination with this insect and details its life cycle. ==References==