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Leafminers
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Lantana Hispid
Uroplata girardi
surface mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Dec 29, 2024
Kauai
Vockerothi Leafminer Fly
Agromyza vockerothi
blotch mine
on Black Raspberry
(Rubus occidentalis)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
backlit mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
upperside mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
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
Quinta Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia quinta
underside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Quinta Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia quinta
upperside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Scaevolana Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia scaevolana
upperside mine
on Beach Naupaka
(Scaevola taccada)
Dec 26, 2024
Kauai
Scaevolana Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia scaevolana
upperside mine
on Beach Naupaka
(Scaevola taccada)
Dec 27, 2024
Kauai
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
Cornigera Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
underside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Cornigera Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
upperside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023
Naperville
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza
upperside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Aug 22, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
blotch mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
upperside mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner
Calycomyza lantanae
blotch mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat
Lantana Leaf Blotch Miner
Calycomyza lantanae
blotched mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat
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
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza
underside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
backlit mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022
Naperville
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
upperside mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022
Naperville
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 16, 2014
Danada: Rice Lake
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
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
backlit mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 26, 2024
Chicago Montrose Harbor
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 26, 2024
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Phlox Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza phloxiphaga
upperside mine
on Marsh Phlox
(Phlox glaberrima)
Aug 12, 2023
Hinsdale Prairie
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside 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
upperside 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
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside mine
on Yellow Alder
(Turnera ulmifolia)
Dec 29, 2024
Kauai
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
backlit mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022
Naperville
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
upperside mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022
Naperville
Columbine Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aquilegiana
upperside mine
on Wild Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza syngenesiae
upperside mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza syngenesiae
upperside mine
on Asteraceae Daisy
(Asteraceae)
Sep 29, 2025
Bucharest
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
backlit mine
on Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
upperside 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
upperside mine
on Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
Sep 17, 2022
Naperville
Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly
Agromyzidae
upperside mine
on Hairy Beggarticks
(Bidens pilosa)
Oct 28, 2023
Montebello
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
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
Maple Leafcutter Moth
Paraclemensia acerifoliella
backlit mine
on Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Sep 16, 2024
Morton Arboretum
Maple Leafcutter Moth
Paraclemensia acerifoliella
upperside mine
on Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Sep 16, 2024
Morton Arboretum
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
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
Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix
backlit mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix
upperside mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
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
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 26, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Horse-chestnut Leafminer Moth
Cameraria ohridella
upperside mine
on Horse-Chestnut
(Aesculus hippocastanum)
Sep 28, 2025
Sinaia
Ostensackenella Leafminer Moth
Chrysaster ostensackenella
caterpillar mine
on Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
Aug 18, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Leucochorda Leafminer Moth
Ketapangia leucochorda
underside mine
on Sea Almond
(Terminalia catappa)
Dec 26, 2024
Kauai
Leucochorda Leafminer Moth
Ketapangia leucochorda
upperside mine
on Sea Almond
(Terminalia catappa)
Dec 26, 2024
Kauai
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
backlit mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
upperside mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Persea Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis hyperpersea
upperside mine
on Redbay
(Tamala borbonia)
Feb 23, 2025
Boneyard Beach
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
upperside mine
on Pale Indian Plantain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
Oct 4, 2022
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
serpentine mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 17, 2011
COD Seed Collection
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
linear mine
on Balsam Poplar
(Populus balsamifera)
Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
upperside mine
on Quaking Aspen
(Populus tremuloides)
Jul 5, 2025
Denali Square
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
backlit mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
upperside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Phyllocnistis Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis
underside mine
on Poisonous Sea Bean
(Canavalia cathartica)
Dec 26, 2024
Kauai
Phyllocnistis Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis
upperside mine
on Poisonous Sea Bean
(Canavalia cathartica)
Dec 26, 2024
Kauai
Unkown Moth
Lepidoptera
upperside mine
on Oleaster
(Elaeagnus)
Oct 14, 2023
Athens
Platani Leafminer Moth
Acalyptris platani
upperside mine
on Oriental Plane
(Platanus orientalis)
Oct 8, 2023
Thessaloniki
Sycamore Leafminer Moth
Ectoedemia clemensella
backlit mine
on American Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
Oct 5, 2024
Meramec Caverns
Sycamore Leafminer Moth
Ectoedemia clemensella
upperside mine
on American Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
Oct 5, 2024
Meramec Caverns
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
upperside 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
upperside mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Sep 10, 2022
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Toyon Leafminer Moth
Stigmella heteromelis
linear mine
on Toyon
(Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Toyon Leafminer Moth
Stigmella heteromelis
serpentine mine
on Toyon
(Heteromeles arbutifolia)
Feb 1, 2025
Tecolote Canyon Natural Park
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
backlit mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
upperside mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022
Naperville
Bur Oak Leafminer Moth
Stigmella macrocarpae
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 9, 2023
Whalon Lake
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
upperside 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
upperside 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
upperside mines
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 28, 2022
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella
backlit mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella
upperside mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022
Arrowhead Park
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
backlit mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
upperside mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022
Danada Forest Preserve
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
serpentine mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Jan 4, 2026
Desert Breeze Hummingbird Habitat
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
backlit mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
upperside mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022
Naperville
