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Potentilla Leaf Miner [Fenella? nigrita??] ID Request - Fenella nigrita

Potentilla Leaf Miner [Fenella? nigrita??] ID Request - Fenella nigrita
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
Observed on a trailing Potentilla sp.

Basing my guess on the description and images here: http://www.ukflymines.co.uk/Sawflies/Fenella_nigrita.php

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Possibly . .
Cannot be sure only from damage. Fenella nigrita is the only known sawfly leafminer of Potentilla.

 
Would
you like me to collect some for you? Or, would you like to come visit me in Baltimore for a walk in Lower Herring Run Park so you can collect some?

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