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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Opomyzoidea » Leaf Miner Flies (Agromyzidae)
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corridor on Celastrus scandens
Copyright © 2015 Michael W. Palmer

corridor on Celastrus scandens
Mehan, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA
November 4, 2015
dorsal view. Not visible ventrally.
Understory plant here, though it does climb to the canopy.

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corridor on Celastrus scandens corridor on Celastrus scandens
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Contributed by Michael W. Palmer on 4 November, 2015 - 5:00pm
Last updated 18 February, 2019 - 3:39pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
… Charley Eiseman, 18 February, 2019 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

There is just one known Celastrus miner
And this is definitely not it. The frass pattern suggests Agromyzidae, but the mine on the left appears to begin with an eggshell attached to the leaf surface, which would mean it's a moth (Gracillariidae)? Can you check under a scope and verify? Both of these mines are aborted; it would be interesting to know if there are examples of completed mines, or if these were just eggs laid on the wrong plant and were doomed from the beginning.
… Charley Eiseman, 5 November, 2015 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

 
In the mail
This should be inspected soon because it hasn't been properly pressed.
… Michael W. Palmer, 5 November, 2015 - 7:18am login or register to post comments

 
Not an eggshell
I think these are in fact agromyzid mines. Both larvae appear to have been parasitized by eulophids. It will be interesting to see if you find more of these next year.
… Charley Eiseman, 6 November, 2015 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

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