Upper Midwest Stem Insect Survey

Stem miner (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) in Actaea

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Record no.:0013
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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