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St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus nigra SA831 2017 1 - Dyseriocrania griseocapitella

St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus nigra SA831 2017 1 - Dyseriocrania griseocapitella
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
April 19, 2017

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Adult emerged
...just three days after I removed the jar of soil from refrigeration. It's been speculated in the literature that eriocraniids don't pupate until the spring, but this one was clearly ready to go as soon as it warmed up.

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