Upper Midwest Stem Insect Survey

Midrib and petiole miner (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Cardamine

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Record no.:0125
Feeding guild:Midrib and petiole miner
Taxonomy:Coleoptera: ?Chrysomelidae: cf. Phyllotreta liebecki
Stages observed:trace, larva
Distribution observed:IA
Hosts in Cardamine:C. pensylvanica (Pennsylvania bittercress)

I observed short, unoccupied mines in the midribs and petioles of lower stem leaves and basal leaves of the host in late May 2023. One of the leaves with a midrib mine also contained a nearby leaf blade mine still occupied by a larva, which appeared to have been the same individual responsible for the mining in the midrib. The damage and larva key to P. liebecki in Eiseman (2022).

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