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Leaf Miner Moth (Phyllocnistis vitifoliella) on Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) Leaf mines on a muscadine vine at the edge of a dense mixed forest. <br />
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Leaf Miner Moth (Phyllocnistis vitifoliella) on Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia)

Leaf mines on a muscadine vine at the edge of a dense mixed forest.

Leaf Miner Moth (Phyllocnistis vitifoliella) on Muscadine (Vitis rotundifolia) Leaf mines on a muscadine vine at the edge of a dense mixed forest.<br />
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''Phyllocnistis vitifoliella'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae, known from Québec and the United States .

The hostplants for the species include ''Vitis cordifolia'' and ''Vitis vulpina''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, linear, winding mine on the upperside of the leaf. Pupation takes place in a pupal chamber at the distal end of the mine.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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Uploaded Sep 12, 2019. Captured Sep 12, 2019 09:21 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/20.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm