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Linear mine on hazelnut - Ectoedemia quadrinotata
Copyright © 2016 Christopher Adam

Linear mine on hazelnut - Ectoedemia quadrinotata
Fredericton, York County, New Brunswick, Canada
September 3, 2014
Probably basswood but not positive. Edit: This is hazelnut.

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Linear mine on hazelnut - Ectoedemia quadrinotata Linear mine on hazelnut [not basswood] - Ectoedemia quadrinotata Linear mine on hazelnut [not basswood] - Cameraria corylisella Linear mine on hazelnut [not basswood] - Cameraria corylisella
Contributed by Christopher Adam on 3 May, 2016 - 5:33pm
Last updated 15 November, 2016 - 7:20am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 November, 2016 - 7:20am

Do you have a shot of the whole leaf?
The blotch mine looks like a Cameraria, which would suggest this is something other than basswood. It's not immediately obvious to me what the linear mine might be, but if we knew for sure what the host plant was it might become clear.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 May, 2016 - 7:39pm

 
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It's hazelnut, and the large mine is GRACILLARIIDAE Lithocolletinae: 0817 Cameraria corylisella, based on a similar submission of mine. Forgot to change the host in the linear part of the image.
… Christopher Adam, 3 May, 2016 - 7:54pm

 
That's what I was guessing...
the frass pattern in the linear mine is a little strange, and I can't quite decide between Stigmella and Bucculatrix at the moment.
This other leaf shows possible later-instar Bucculatrix feeding in the upper right corner:

A shot of the rest of that leaf, especially the underside, might be illuminating.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 May, 2016 - 8:15pm

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