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Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella - Hodges#0733 (Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella)
Photo#131813
Copyright © 2007
tom murray
Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 27, 2007
Size: 3-4mm
Contributed by
tom murray
on 29 July, 2007 - 10:11am
Last updated 24 October, 2017 - 7:18am
Moved
Moved from
Lesser Maple Leaf Blotch Miner
.
In Braun's key,
argentifimbriella
is separated from
lucidicostella
by the former having a dark margin on the golden basal streak. This one's wings are a little chewed-up, but there should be four white costal streaks--here is a reared example:
Edit: Although, here's one reared from maple that does have a bit of a dark margin:
P. argentifimbriella
feeds on oak, so maybe that's the only reliable way to distinguish the two.
…
Charley Eiseman
, 24 October, 2017 - 7:12am
Moving from "Phyllocnistis lucidicostella"...
no such animal.
…
Charley Eiseman
, 19 August, 2010 - 6:24am
Not the best angle
But it looks like a good match for Lesser Maple Leaf Blotch Miner.
…
tom murray
, 26 September, 2009 - 8:35am
Moved
Moved from
Frass
.
…
tom murray
, 26 September, 2009 - 8:31am
Frassed
Moved from
Moths
.
…
tom murray
, 23 September, 2009 - 6:11pm
Gracillariidae
Check out images
here
.
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Steve Nanz
, 26 September, 2009 - 3:56am