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Cremastobombycia solidaginis I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf.<br />
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Host: Solidago sp.<br />
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Host: Solidago sp.<br />
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Host: Solidago sp.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html<br />
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Host: Solidago sp.<br />
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https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html<br />
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Cremastobombycia solidaginis

I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf.

Host: Solidago sp.

Cremastobombycia solidaginis I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf.<br />
<br />
Host: Solidago sp.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171053/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171051/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html Cremastobombycia,Cremastobombycia solidaginis,Geotagged,Summer,United States,leafminer,solidago

Cremastobombycia solidaginis (Pupal Skin) I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf.<br />
<br />
Host: Solidago sp.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171053/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171051/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html Cremastobombycia solidaginis,Geotagged,United States

Cremastobombycia solidaginis I collected the leafmine on 8/17/25 and the adult moth emerged on 8/19/25. The pupal skin was left sticking out of the epidermis of the leaf.<br />
<br />
Host: Solidago sp.<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171053/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171052/cremastobombycia_solidaginis_pupal_skin.html<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/171051/cremastobombycia_solidaginis.html Cremastobombycia solidaginis,Geotagged,United States

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"Cremastobombycia solidaginis" is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Florida, Texas, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Michigan in the United States.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

Attribution Non-Commercial
Uploaded Aug 26, 2025. Captured in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.