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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae
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Small worm found on mint leaf
Copyright © 2017 Tiskolin

Small worm found on mint leaf
Lakewood, Washington, USA
June 18, 2017
Size: very small
This worm was found eating the buds of some mint. Some feces are visible to the left.
If you want to see forum thread, or identify via iNaturalist:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6726544
This link also contains the full size photo. The photo I have uploaded is cropped.
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Contributed by Tiskolin on 19 June, 2017 - 11:33pm
Last updated 16 January, 2018 - 11:02pm

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… Aaron Hunt, 16 January, 2018 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

Pyraustinae
This is a pyraustine crambid, some spp. of which are bud feeders on mints. I can't determine it further than that. As it happens, the pinacula of the D2 setae on the larva's abdominal segment 9 are visible in this photo, and they are well separated from each other. That rules out Tortricidae, in which the D2 setae on A9 arise from a common middorsal pinaculum.
… Terry Harrison, 17 November, 2017 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Cydia?
Just listening to a livestream about apple orchards, and the various pests to apples. They talked about "Coddling moths," which when I googled them turned out to be Cydia, and reminded me of the spots on this guy. Any ideas? This guy was still pretty small.
… Tiskolin, 8 July, 2017 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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