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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Trumpet Leafminer Moths (Tischerioidea) » Trumpet Leafminer Moths (Tischeriidae) » Coptotriche » Fagaceae-feeding Species (Coptotriche Fagaceae-feeding Species) » badiiella or purinosella (Coptotriche badiiella or purinosella)
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Piney woods park leaf miner on Quercus alba D884 2017 1 - Coptotriche
Copyright © 2017 Tracy S. Feldman

Piney woods park leaf miner on Quercus alba D884 2017 1 - Coptotriche
Piney woods park, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
November 25, 2017
Cameraria? I might have inadvertently killed this one... I hope not...

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Piney woods park leaf miner on Quercus alba D884 2017 1 - Coptotriche Piney woods park leaf miner on Quercus alba D884 2017 2 - Coptotriche
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Contributed by Tracy S. Feldman on 26 November, 2017 - 11:33pm
Last updated 29 November, 2017 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

I've examined this mine, and unfortunately it is torn open and if there was a larva or pupa inside, it isn't there anymore. The upper epidermis is covered with very fine wrinkles, in case that turns out to be a useful feature in distinguishing these two species.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 November, 2017 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Coptotriche
The elongate form of the mine and the haze of white silk inside it suggest Tischeriidae (Coptotriche). I hope you can overwinter it and get an adult.
… Terry Harrison, 29 November, 2017 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

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