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leaf mine on pilewort - Phyllocnistis insignis
Copyright © 2011 John Pearson

leaf mine on pilewort - Phyllocnistis insignis
Ledges State Park, Boone, Boone County, Iowa, USA
July 31, 2011
Size: 1-2 m wide
Leaf mine on upper surface of Pilewort [a.k.a. "Fireweed"] (Erechtites hieraciifolia) [Asteraceae] along woodland edge.

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Contributed by John Pearson on 2 August, 2011 - 9:10pm
Last updated 3 August, 2011 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 August, 2011 - 10:54pm

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