Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Registration is open for the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2023

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Trumpet Leafminer Moths (Tischerioidea) » Trumpet Leafminer Moths (Tischeriidae) » Tischeria
Photo#855411
Leaf mines on Ceanothus megacarpus - Tischeria
Copyright © 2013 Chris Mallory

Leaf mines on Ceanothus megacarpus - Tischeria
Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 20, 2012
These mines were on nearly every leaf of the host, many leaves with more than one mine. The larvae seem to exit through the bottom and pupate on the underside of the leaf, but I was unable to successfully rear any.

Jerry Powell's island checklist lists Ceanothus twice; first for "Tischeria ?ceanothi" and again for "Acanthopteroctetes ?" of which he notes "many", but neither of these mines are described of pictured in MWNA. And then again, it could be something else entirely.

Any ideas?

Images of this individual: tag all
Leaf mines on Ceanothus megacarpus - Tischeria Leaf mines on Ceanothus megacarpus - Tischeria Leaf mines on Ceanothus megacarpus - Tischeria
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Chris Mallory on 15 October, 2013 - 4:00pm
Last updated 15 October, 2013 - 5:58pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 October, 2013 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Tischeria
I think Tischeria sp. is a good call. There are several species that mine Ceanothus in California, and in at least three of them the pupa is thrust through the lower epidermis when the moth emerges.

I haven't yet been able to find a description of the mine of Acanthopteroctetes unifascia, the only species in that genus whose larva has been found.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 October, 2013 - 5:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Update
Dave Wagner described the mine of Acanthopteroctetes unifascia to me the other day. It is a simple, very small blotch mine, less than a square cm when complete.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 May, 2015 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Excellent
So that would definitely rule out that species (and now that I know what those mines look like, I'll be on the lookout for those ones as well).

I visited Catalina Island again last month and returned to the Ceanothus where I originally found these mines, but I couldn't find any. Very dry over there, the drought very evident.
… Chris Mallory, 14 May, 2015 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

 
If this is a described species...
it seems like Tischeria bifurcata is the only possible match. But it's not a great match, so this is maybe more likely an undescribed species.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 May, 2015 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Yup
I reared Tischeria ceanothi from Catalina and mines were abundant when I was there in the spring with Powell. I did not dissect the specimen, and it's now located at the DMNS - so can't reaffirm my ID. It wouldn't surprise me if it was undescribed, but ceanothi seemed like the best match.
… Chris Grinter, 21 September, 2016 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact