Appearance
''Trachys minutus'' is a beetle of the small size reaching a length of 3 to 3.5 millimeters. It is dark colored, shiny and slightly hairy. The female lays eggs on the leaves of deciduous trees, especially elm . The larvae eat the green tissue between the upper and lower layer of the leaves, making cavities called mines.
Naming
*''Trachys minutus minutus''⤷ ''Trachys minutus salicis''
Distribution
This species is present in most of Europe, in the East Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.References:
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