Stem miner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Actaea
| Record no.: | 0013 |
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| Feeding guild: | Stem miner |
| Taxonomy: | Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae: cf. Marmara sp. |
| Stages observed: | trace |
| Hosts in Actaea: | undetermined A. sp. (baneberry) |
I found extensive mining wrought by this insect on a lower stem of the host in early October, by which time the culprit was absent. The long, winding linear mines were a brown color, with a dark central line of frass. The mine characteristics are consistent with Marmara sp., but I did not observe the larva directly.
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