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Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers) (Bucculatrix Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers))
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Copyright © 2020 Tracy Feldman
St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus virginiana SA1913 2020 1 -
Bucculatrix
Laurinburg, Scotland County, North Carolina, USA
December 13, 2020
Not sure if any of the ones I found were occupied... should I refrigerate them? It is pretty warm out now...
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Contributed by
Tracy S. Feldman
on 14 December, 2020 - 10:15am
Last updated 14 December, 2020 - 7:06pm
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Moved from
Unidentified Leaf Mines
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It looks like there is a larva in the molting cocoon (first photo)? You might wait a bit before refrigerating, to see if it comes out and resumes feeding.
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Charley Eiseman
, 14 December, 2020 - 7:06pm
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I was hoping it wasn't a molt
I was hoping it wasn't a molt--it may not be. I will leave them out. But if it spins a cocoon, then I can refrigerate...
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Tracy S. Feldman
, 14 December, 2020 - 8:34pm
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