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Povolnya quercinigrella - Hodges#0627 (Povolnya quercinigrella)
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Chris Hartley
Leaf folding caterpillar -
Povolnya quercinigrella
Mark Twain Lake, Monroe County, Missouri, USA
September 26, 2015
This guy had tied up the tip of an oak leaf with this really neat hole-punch pattern. I am hopeful that the structure may give a clue about family. Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by
Chris Hartley
on 14 January, 2016 - 12:31pm
Last updated 15 January, 2016 - 2:32pm
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Charley Eiseman
, 15 January, 2016 - 2:32pm
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Povolnya quercinigrella
This is to confirm Charley's diagnosis of the damage and to add that the larva seen here is in fact
P. quercinigrella
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Terry Harrison
, 15 January, 2016 - 9:16am
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The shelter...
seems to be the work of
Povolnya/Caloptilia quercinigrella
...but I'm not sure if that's what the larva is.
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Charley Eiseman
, 14 January, 2016 - 7:45pm
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