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St. Andrews leaf miner on Carya ovalis SA1599  2019 1 - Ectoedemia virgulae

St. Andrews leaf miner on Carya ovalis SA1599 2019 1 - Ectoedemia virgulae
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
August 19, 2019
Cameraria caryaefoliella or Ectoedemia trinotata? I forget how to distinguish between the mines of these--I am leaning toward Cameraria, but the shape was more elongated like the Ectoedemia mines I've seen...

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St. Andrews leaf miner on Carya ovalis SA1599  2019 1 - Ectoedemia virgulae St. Andrews leaf miner on Carya ovalis SA1599  2019 2 - Ectoedemia virgulae St. Andrews leaf miner on Carya ovalis SA1599  2019 3 - Ectoedemia virgulae

Moved

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

The initial linear portion is there, it's just highly contorted. There is a semicircular exit slit at the other end of the mine.

Well,
E. trinotata should start with a narrow linear portion, but Cameraria pupates in the mine, so I'm confused by what I'm seeing here...
Also note that Carya ovalis is a new host species for Coptodisca. There is a hickory-feeding species in Georgia with a barcode distinct from that of C. lucifluella, and it's possible it occurs in NC...

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