Linear Blotch Mine - Stigmella quercipulchella

Linear mine that widens and maintains a central, solid frass line. There's a gall next to the mine...I don't think it's related to the mine.

Habitat: Red oak leaf (Quercus rubra)

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Wow, this may be the only miner we got the species level? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Really? I hope the ID is correct! It seemed the obvious choice after going through the book that I use for ID. Posted 6 years ago

The Stigmella quercipulchella

''Stigmella quercipulchella'' is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in North America in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Ontario.

There are two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''Quercus'' species, including ''Q. palustris'', ''Q. marilandica'' and ''Q. rubra''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young