Tag Archives: puparium

Discovering New Species Along the Driveway

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Charley Eiseman

In this photo from May 2015, I was celebrating our newly installed solar panel’s generation of its first kilowatt hour. But unbeknownst to me at the time, the photo also shows where I collected the type specimens of two new … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agromyzidae, Asteraceae, daisy fleabane, Erigeron, Erigeron annuus, leaf mine, new species, Ophiomyia, Ophiomyia parda, Ophiomyia quinta, Phytomyza, Phytomyza erigeronis, puparium, Symphyotrichum | 6 Comments

Leafminers Awaken!

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Charley Eiseman

As I mentioned, on February 25 all the overwintering bugs got taken out of the fridge, and last night’s check of all the vials revealed the first two emergences. They both happen to have come from leaf mines in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Acrocercops, Acrocercops astericola, Agromyzidae, aster, Asteraceae, calico aster, chalcid, daisy fleabane, Diptera, Entedoninae, Erigeron, Erigeron annuus, Eulophidae, Eurybia, Eurybia divaricata, Gelechiidae, Gnorimoschemini, Gracillariidae, larva, leaf mine, moth, parasitoid, Phytomyza, puparium, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, wasp, white wood aster | 3 Comments

Beggarticks Stem Dwellers

Posted on August 31, 2013 by Charley Eiseman

Last August, on one of my visits to Nantucket for my survey of gall-making and leaf-mining insects on the island, I spotted a conspicuous gall that was new to me, in a beggarticks (Asteraceae: Bidens) stem. I broke off the stem … Continue reading →