What
Flower Moths (Family Scythrididae)Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Cirsium horridulum flowers.
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Sweetfern Leaf Casebearer Moth (Acrobasis comptoniella)Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Comptonia peregrina.
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Genus PapaipemaObserver
ceisemanDescription
Boring in stem of Iva frutescens.
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Genus StigmellaObserver
ceisemanDescription
On Quercus velutina. Found on a leaf collected on 6/12/2013, and possibly appeared after the leaf was collected, although I evidently didn't find a cocoon.
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Populus grandidentata. External larva photographed on 9/27/2020.
Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Lyonia ligustrina. This observation is for the linear mine at the base of the upper leaf; these leaves also have mines of undescribed species of Brachys and Parornix, and the leaftier is an as yet undetermined gelechiid moth (Litini).
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Corylus cornuta. All photos after the first were taken on 9/28/2020.
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Common Fruit-tree Pigmy (Stigmella oxyacanthella)Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Malus. Photos 2 and 3 taken 9/28/2020.
Observer
ceisemanDescription
Investigating/parasitizing a larva of Ectoedemia virgulae (previous observation).
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Quercus ilicifolia. Last two photos taken 9/12/2019.
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Vaccinium corymbosum. 3rd and 4th photos taken on 9/12/2019.
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Carya tomentosa. The second to last photo shows an occupied mine, and the last photo shows the same mine four days later.
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Observer
ceisemanDescription
On Corylus cornuta; the narrower mine. I had these photos filed under Stigmella corylifoliella, but I think the wider mine if Ectoedemia virgulae (previous observation), and I'm wondering if the narrower one might be Bucculatrix.
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What
Ectoedemia virgulaeObserver
ceisemanDescription
On Corylus cornuta; the wider mine.
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What
Brambles (Genus Rubus)Observer
ceisemanDescription
Something like flagellaris.