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St. Andrews leaf miner on Carex glauca SA1401 Taphrocerus 2018 1 - Taphrocerus

St. Andrews leaf miner on Carex glauca SA1401 Taphrocerus 2018 1 - Taphrocerus
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
August 27, 2018

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Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

Taphrocerus species all pupate within their mines, so nothing else to do but wait.

Is there anything I should be
Is there anything I should be doing to ensure that I get this larva through ok? I have it in a quart-size bag with leaves and a slightly damp piece of paper towel. I think it is still alive, yet I don't think it is feeding anymore, and it has not exited the mine.