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Leafminers
Galls, Galls, Galls!
Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly
Agromyzidae
upperside mine
on Hairy Beggarticks
(Bidens pilosa)
Oct 28, 2023
Montebello
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
blotch mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
underside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 16, 2014
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
backlit mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
mine
on Wingstem
(Verbesina alternifolia)
Aug 13, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
backlit mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
underside mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Aug 30, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Asterovora Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia asterovora
backlit mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Asterovora Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia asterovora
upperside mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia parda
underside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia parda
upperside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza syngenesiae
mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
backlit mine
on Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
mine
on Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
Phytomyzinae
backlit mine
on Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
Sep 17, 2022
Naperville
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
Phytomyzinae
mine
on Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
Sep 17, 2022
Naperville
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
underside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
upperside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Pegomya Leafminer Fly
Pegomya
mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Aug 22, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
Phytomyzinae
upperside mine
on Marsh Phlox
(Phlox glaberrima)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
backlit mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022
Naperville
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022
Naperville
Catalpa Leafminer Fly
Amauromyza pleuralis
blotch mine
on Northern Catalpa
(Catalpa speciosa)
Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Catalpa Leafminer Fly
Amauromyza pleuralis
linear mine
on Northern Catalpa
(Catalpa speciosa)
Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia camarae
leaf mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Oct 28, 2023
Montebello
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia camarae
upperside mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Oct 28, 2023
Montebello
Mallow Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza malvae
underside mine
on Velvet Leaf
(Abutilon theophrasti)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Mallow Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza malvae
upperside mine
on Velvet Leaf
(Abutilon theophrasti)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Columbine Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aquilegiana
mine
on Wild Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
backlit mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Agromyza vockerothi Leafminer Fly
Agromyza vockerothi
blotch mine
on Black Raspberry
(Rubus occidentalis)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
backlit mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022
Naperville
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022
Naperville
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
backlit mine
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
mine
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
linear backlit mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
linear mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
trumpet backlit caterpillar mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
trumpet mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis insignis
backlit mine
on Pale Indian Plantain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
Oct 4, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis insignis
mine
on Pale Indian Plantain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
Oct 4, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
underside mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
upperside backlit mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
upperside mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth
Parectopa robiniella
caterpillar mine
on Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella group
backlit mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella group
mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Brown Oak Slender
Acrocercops brongniardella
backlit mine
on Downy Oak
(Quercus pubescens)
Oct 11, 2023
Meteora
Brown Oak Slender
Acrocercops brongniardella
upperside mine
on Downy Oak
(Quercus pubescens)
Oct 11, 2023
Meteora
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth
Cameraria hamadryadella
backlit caterpillar mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth
Cameraria hamadryadella
mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
backlit mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Bur Oak Leafminer Moth
Stigmella macrocarpae
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 9, 2023
Whalon Lake
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
backlit mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
backlit mines
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
mines
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
backlit mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
backlit mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
serpentine mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 17, 2011
COD Seed Collection
Scarce Maple Pigmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella aceris
upperside mine
on Oriental Plane
(Platanus orientalis)
Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki
Unkown Moth
Lepidoptera
upperside mine
on Oleaster
(Elaeagnus)
Oct 14, 2023
Athens
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Aug 13, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
backlit mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Sep 10, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Sep 10, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
underside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
upperside backlit caterpillar mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
upperside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
backlit mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
