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Leaf miner, Jacob's ladder - Coleophora polemoniella
Copyright © 2017 John van der Linden

Leaf miner, Jacob's ladder - Coleophora polemoniella
Yellow River State Forest, Allamakee County, Iowa, USA
October 11, 2017
Host: Polemonium reptans

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Contributed by John van der Linden on 16 October, 2017 - 2:51pm
Last updated 30 October, 2017 - 3:34pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

Seems like a good fit for Braun's description, and none of the several other known Polemonium miners come anywhere close.
… Charley Eiseman, 16 October, 2017 - 6:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Great
Thanks for making the page.
At least one of these leaflets had a little mined-out patch of tissue, too, with a single round hole in it on the lower leaf surface...feeding sign from a casebearing instar I suppose.
… John van der Linden, 17 October, 2017 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Great supporting evidence.
… Charley Eiseman, 17 October, 2017 - 1:40pm login or register to post comments

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