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Tag Archives: Tortricidae
Fringed Loosestrife Fauna
Fringed loosestrife (Primulaceae: Lysimachia ciliata) is a common plant of moist areas that, I realize now that I’m starting to write this post, I’ve never bothered to photograph. But it has yellow flowers and is related to garden loosestrife; it … Continue reading
Posted in Unsolved Mysteries
Tagged Aterpia, fringed loosestrife, larva, Lepidoptera, loosestrife, Lysimachia, Lysimachia ciliata, moth, Primulaceae, Tortricidae
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Introducing Grapholita thermopsidis
Almost every year since we bought our house, Julia and I have spent a few weeks on a road trip in search of exciting new leafminers. At this point we’ve visited nearly every US state and two Canadian provinces. This … Continue reading
Life Lurking in Lousewort
Not long after we started to let our lawn go wild, a couple of blue-eyed grass plants (Sisyrinchium montanum) popped up in one area. Blue-eyed grass owes its name to its grass-like leaves; it is actually in the iris family … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Agromyzidae, blue-eyed grass, Cecidomyiidae, Chloropidae, Clinodiplosis, Diptera, Endothenia, Endothenia hebesana, flower, fly, frit fly, gall midge, Gimnomera, Gimnomera cerea, Hymenoptera, Iridaceae, Lamprotatus, Lepidoptera, lousewort, Lyrcus, Orobanchaceae, parasitism, parasitoid, Pedicularis, Pedicularis canadensis, Phytomyza, Pteromalidae, puparium, Scathophagidae, Sisyrinchium, Tortricidae, wasp
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Connecticut BioBlitz
A month ago Dave Wagner got in touch with me and Julia, saying we were needed at the 2016 Connecticut State BioBlitz on June 3 and 4. He wanted to make sure leafminers were properly represented in this attempt to break … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016 Connecticut State BioBlitz, Agromyzidae, Aleiodes, Amelanchier, Argidae, aster, Asteraceae, bee, beetle, BioBlitz, black cherry, black locust, Braconidae, Bucculatrix, Bucculatrix angustata, caterpillar, Cerambycidae, Ceresa, Coccinellidae, cocoon, Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Curculionoidea, Cydia, Cydia nigricana, Diapheromera femorata, Diapheromeridae, Erigeron, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, flea weevil, Gracillariidae, Hymenoptera, Hypera, Hypera rumicis, lady beetle, larva, leaf mine, leafcutter bee, leafminer, longhorned beetle, Mantura, Mantura floridana, Marmara, Mathildana newmanella, Megachile, Megachilidae, Membracidae, Metriorrhynchomiris dislocatus, Miridae, Nematus, Nematus tibialis, Nemorimyza posticata, northern walkingstick, oak, Oecophoridae, Orchestes, Orchestes pallicornis, parasitism, parasitoid, Periclista, Phasmida, Polygonaceae, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata, Prunus, Prunus serotina, Quercus, Robinia pseudoacacia, Rosaceae, Rumex, Rumex acetosella, sawfly, shadbush, snail, Sterictiphora, Strangalepta abbreviata, Symphyotrichum, Tenthredinidae, Tortricidae, treehopper, Viburnum dentatum, walkingstick, weevil
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Another Lep in the Living Room
It probably won’t surprise anyone who reads this blog when I say that any bug that shows up in my house becomes a potential photo subject (not just big, flashy, unseasonable butterflies). So last week when a little (~7 mm), … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Grapholita, Grapholita molesta, Lepidoptera, moth, Tortricidae
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A Complete Guide to Things That Eat Sea Lavender
Before I get started here, I wanted to point a few things out: 1. If you have an email subscription to this blog, I highly recommend clicking on the title rather than just reading the version that shows up in … Continue reading
Posted in Solved Mysteries
Tagged aphid, Gynnidomorpha romonana, larva, leaf mine, Limonium, Limonium carolinianum, moth, sea lavender, Staticobium, Tortricidae
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Monthly Mystery #24: Magnolia Fuzz Harvester
Last week I was sent a puzzling series of photos by Matt Bertone, who works at the North Carolina State University Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (and also takes fantastic photos of insects and other things). They show some leaves … Continue reading
Buckeye Petiole Borer
Back in May, I posted a mystery I had encountered a week earlier involving caterpillars boring in petioles of Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra). I’ll copy and paste the relevant photos below, but for explanations you can check out the original post. … Continue reading
Posted in Solved Mysteries
Tagged Aesculus, Aesculus glabra, larva, moth, Ohio buckeye, pupa, Tortricidae, Zeiraphera claypoleana
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Monthly Mystery #19: Aster Leaf Tubes
As I mentioned here, I normally can’t be bothered with leafrollers, leaftiers, etc. Not so much because the thousands of leafminers (not to mention gallmakers) in North America are enough to keep me busy for a while as because what … Continue reading
Posted in Unsolved Mysteries
Tagged aster, goldenrod, Iowa, larva, leaftier, Loess Hills, moth, smooth aster, Solidago, Solidago altissima, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum laeve, tall goldenrod, Tortricidae
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