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Leaf folder Larvae - Family Tortricidae(?) I found numerous larvae in different instars inside this folded oak leaf. There was also frass, silk, and some tiny thrips in the fold. I&#039;m still working on the ID.<br />
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Habitat: Red oak (Quercus rubra)<br />
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Habitat: Red oak (Quercus rubra)<br />
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Leaf folder Larvae - Family Tortricidae(?)

I found numerous larvae in different instars inside this folded oak leaf. There was also frass, silk, and some tiny thrips in the fold. I'm still working on the ID.

Habitat: Red oak (Quercus rubra)

Leaf folder Larvae - Family Tortricidae(?) I found numerous larvae in different instars inside this folded oak leaf. There was also frass, silk, and some tiny thrips in the fold. I'm still working on the ID.<br />
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Habitat: Red oak (Quercus rubra)<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/91027/leaf_folder_larvae_-_family_tortricidae.html<br />
 Geotagged,Summer,United States

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  1. A LOT going on in this scene, don't know where to look :) Posted 5 years ago
    1. Indeed. One thing that stood out to me is that they appear to have designated bathroom areas - where the piles of frass are. Of course, this may just be a coincidence. Posted 5 years ago

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Uploaded Mar 14, 2020. Captured Sep 13, 2019 11:37 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/197s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm