St. Andrews leaf miner on Lespedeza intermedia SA362 2016 1 - Odontota

Moved

… Charley Eiseman, 26 January, 2017 - 8:31pm

Lespedeza intermedia

The USDA Plants database lists this as a synonym of both Lespedeza frutescens and L. violacea. Do you know which it is?

… Charley Eiseman, 28 September, 2016 - 10:13am

It's L. violacea, I am pretty

It's L. violacea, I am pretty sure--sorry. Over the summer, I had changed the name to the correct one in my plant file, but not in my leaf miner file.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 28 September, 2016 - 7:32pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

This is not Sumitrosis rosea, which is the only chrysomelid leafminer recorded from Lespedeza. Based on the excrement-covered egg, it is probably an Odontota. It may be O. dorsalis, which is recorded from Desmodium, or maybe it's O. floridana, which hasn't been associated with any host plant and is known only from NC, SC, and FL. It would be great if you can find more.

… Charley Eiseman, 12 May, 2016 - 7:24pm

I will look for more when I g

I will look for more when I go down again. I am not sure if I'll find anything in over a week, but I will look. I did look around for others at the time I collected this one, and did not see any others.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 12 May, 2016 - 10:16pm

This mine is pretty small,

so it may be that they are just getting started.

… Charley Eiseman, 13 May, 2016 - 11:20am

Unfortunately...

After mining out 4.5 leaflets, this larva pupated outside the leaves (which is not what Chalepini are supposed to do), and the pupa got moldy. If you have a chance to look for more mines, that would be great--it's possible there would still be pupae in some of them, or perhaps you'll find adult Odontota beetles in association with old mines (in which case please collect a few).

… Charley Eiseman, 16 June, 2016 - 6:40am

I will see what I can do--I d

I will see what I can do--I didn't see any more when I collected these, and I won't be back there until the Tuesday after next, probably.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 16 June, 2016 - 3:04pm