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lepidopteran mine on Erigeron sp. - Parectopa plantaginisella
Copyright © 2015 Michael W. Palmer

lepidopteran mine on Erigeron sp. - Parectopa plantaginisella
Blue River, Lane County, Oregon, USA
September 29, 2015
ventral on left, others dorsal

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Contributed by Michael W. Palmer on 4 October, 2015 - 2:48pm
Last updated 4 October, 2015 - 5:42pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

First western record that I know of for this species! If you send me the moth I'll try to get it mounted.
… Charley Eiseman, 4 October, 2015 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
OK! Sorry they are in cruddy
OK! Sorry they are in cruddy condition...
Seems like in general, and surprisingly, Oregon is more poorly represented in BugGuide than Oklahoma! All but one of the recent batch is a BugGuide record for Oklahoma.
… Michael W. Palmer, 4 October, 2015 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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