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Rubus Leaf Mine ID Request - Coptotriche aenea
Copyright © 2013 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Rubus Leaf Mine ID Request - Coptotriche aenea
Herring Run Watershed, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
September 17, 2013
Observed on a Rubus sp. Topside.

Are there two different miners here? See the underside for a comparison.

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Rubus Leaf Mine ID Request - Coptotriche aenea Rubus Leaf Mine ID Request - Coptotriche aenea
Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 22 September, 2013 - 8:06pm
Last updated 29 September, 2013 - 10:03am

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Leaf Mines.
I'm standing by my previous assessment, but I think it makes sense to file these under Coptotriche.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 September, 2013 - 10:03am

I suspect...
that the mine at the edge of the leaf is a Metallus and the other two are Coptotriche.
… Charley Eiseman, 23 September, 2013 - 8:24am

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