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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Lithocolletinae » Phyllonorycter » Phyllonorycter celtifoliella - Hodges#0742 (Phyllonorycter celtifoliella)
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Celtis occidentalis tent mine - Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Copyright © 2015 Michael W. Palmer

Celtis occidentalis tent mine - Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Mehan, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
August 17, 2015
dorsal and ventral

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Contributed by Michael W. Palmer on 17 August, 2015 - 5:40pm
Last updated 18 August, 2015 - 5:20pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

This seems to be the species that starts out on the underside. I see now that the moth is still inside the pupa, so hopefully you'll get an adult to confirm my assessment.
… Charley Eiseman, 18 August, 2015 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

Phyllonorycter
I can't quite tell from the photos whether the mines were initiated on the upper or lower leaf surface. See if you can find an initial linear track associated with any of the mines, or wrinkles/folds in one epidermis or the other.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 August, 2015 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

 
definitely a tent
I agree that in these photos the 'tent' is unclear. I admit to flattening one of the leaves to get a better transmitted light photo. The dorsal surface is strongly folded, and a suspended silk 'hammock' is present inside the mine. I could not see an initial track or traces of eggs.
… Michael W. Palmer, 18 August, 2015 - 10:51am login or register to post comments

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