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Maple Leafcutter Moth (Paraclemensia acerifoliella)? Leaf mines on Acer sp. I'm trying to figure out if there are 2 different types of mines here. Will update later. I'm hoping Charley will chime in over at iNaturalist, so I can figure these out. Fall,Geotagged,Maple leafcutter moth,Paraclemensia acerifoliella,United States Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Maple Leafcutter Moth (Paraclemensia acerifoliella)?

Leaf mines on Acer sp. I'm trying to figure out if there are 2 different types of mines here. Will update later. I'm hoping Charley will chime in over at iNaturalist, so I can figure these out.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    It always blows my mind a bit to see larvae wriggling around INSIDE a leaf! Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
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      I JUST NOW realized what you were talking about. I didn't see them until now! I wish I would have stopped and taken a look at them T_T We were in a hurry to get to the car before it got too hot! Posted 5 years ago

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The Maple leafcutter moth

''Paraclemensia acerifoliella'', the maple leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found from south-eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, south to the tip of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina and possibly north-western Georgia.

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Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Sep 24, 2019. Captured Sep 23, 2019 11:02 in Unnamed Road, Ellijay, GA 30540, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/25.0
  • 1/32s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.