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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths (Bucculatricidae) » Bucculatrix » Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers) (Bucculatrix Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers))

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Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 2017 1 - Bucculatrix

Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
October 7, 2017

These looked small for Stigmella apicialbella, yet it could just be that. They did not look aborted either--two are empty and one looks like it died right before emergence.

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Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 2017 1 - Bucculatrix

Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 2017 2 - Bucculatrix

Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 cocoon 2017 1 - Bucculatrix

Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 cocoon 2017 2 - Bucculatrix

Pelham road leaf miner on Ulmus alata D845 cocoon 2017 3 - Bucculatrix

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Contributed by Tracy S. Feldman on 7 October, 2017 - 7:36pm
Last updated 8 October, 2017 - 10:11pm

Moved

Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

Bucculatrix eclecta has been reared from elm but no details of its larval biology are recorded. It is only known from Ontario, New York, and Maine, so I'm hesitant to call this that species, but that would be the best tentative name to put on these mines. The cocoon is ribbed like other Bucculatrix cocoons but is black or dark brown. It would be great if you could find some cocoons on or around this tree.

… Charley Eiseman, 8 October, 2017 - 10:11pm

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I searched this morning, and

I searched this morning, and found four cocoons and one caterpillar--most of the cocoons were in amongst the corky bark toward the base of the tree. They look ribbed, and grayish brown--the right size and shape to be Bucculatrix. I will try to post a photo soon, if it came out ok. I can also try to send them soon.

… Tracy S. Feldman, 12 October, 2017 - 2:22pm

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Great!

I noticed a Bucculatrix mine and empty molting cocoon on one of the Brachys leaves you sent (D842).

… Charley Eiseman, 12 October, 2017 - 2:27pm

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