Stagecoach road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D724 2017 1 - Phyllonorycter occitanica

D1761

D1761 emerged (along with a eulophid) and is the same species.

… Charley Eiseman, 11 July, 2019 - 7:33am

Moved

Moved from Phyllonorycter argentinotella.

See note under the moth to the left. P. occitanica is an elm feeder described from Texas in the 1800s; Braun never saw specimens and wondered if it might be a synonym of P. argentinotella. As far as I know there are no other records of it. I just wrote to Don Davis to see what he thinks about these moths.

… Charley Eiseman, 28 October, 2017 - 8:21pm

Confirmed

Don agrees that both moths appear to be P. occitanica, which he does consider to be a good species distinct from P. argentinotella.

… Charley Eiseman, 30 October, 2017 - 9:56am

Adult emerged

It at least resembles Phyllonorycter argentinotella, although a little different from the other examples I've seen.

… Charley Eiseman, 17 July, 2017 - 1:47pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

This would be a new host record as well as a new state record.

… Charley Eiseman, 12 July, 2017 - 7:20am

This looks like Phyllonorycte

This looks like Phyllonorycter to me, although the mine extends more onto the upper side than most Phyllonorycter.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 10 July, 2017 - 8:30pm