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St. Andrews leaf miner on Morella cerifera SA1643 Stigmella 2019 1 - Stigmella myricafoliella
Copyright © 2019 Tracy S. Feldman

St. Andrews leaf miner on Morella cerifera SA1643 Stigmella 2019 1 - Stigmella myricafoliella
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
September 12, 2019
This may be parasitized, but I wondered if it might be identifiable from the color of the larva?

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St. Andrews leaf miner on Morella cerifera SA1643 Stigmella 2019 1 - Stigmella myricafoliella St. Andrews leaf miner on Morella cerifera SA1643 Stigmella 2019 2 - Stigmella myricafoliella
Contributed by Tracy S. Feldman on 14 September, 2019 - 10:33pm
Last updated 15 September, 2019 - 7:07pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.

The pale green larva and wide frass line both point to this species.
… Charley Eiseman, 15 September, 2019 - 7:07pm

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