#leaf blotch miner moth

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Leaf blotch miner moth, Caloptilia protiella, Gracillariidae

Photographed at Airlie Beach, Australia by Steve & Alison1

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Original miner moth image from

[rattyexplores]

Beautiful Macarostola moth found on the glass window of a Kmart.

24/11/23 - Macarostola sp.

QLD:WET

[alcnfr]

What I believe is the trail of a Leaf Blotch Miner Moth Larvae (Family Gracillariidae...) on a Sweet Gum Tree leaf (Liquidambar styraciflua)

[patheticmosasaur1]

my favourite moth is probably the coffee clearwing, or this leaf blotch miner moth

I forgot th credits

what is your favorite moth (or butterfly) species? :D

mine are

the Polyphemus moth and Chickweed Geometer!

both of which are native to my state ^^

[katartna]

Inktober seems fun so here’s some (very) last minute noodly doodlies of a ranger girl with her miner moth companion and a candy corn witch before I go to bed!

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

A wee leaf blotch miner moth (Acrocercops astericola) at the light at Sibley Farm a few weeks ago. I’m really glad it finally decided to stay still long enough for me to photograph it; it was hopping all over the sheet!

[dotterich]

Half of Europe’s endemic trees at risk

More than half of Europe’s endemic tree species – those native to Europe only – are at risk of extinction, and 15% are critically endangered, according to a new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Ash, elm, rowans and horse chestnuts are among the 454 species on the IUCN’s Red List, owing to a combination of invasive plants, pests and diseases, logging and urbanisation. Some are facing multiple threats: horse chestnuts, which are classed as “vulnerable”, are being attacked by the leaf-miner moth and the horse chestnut scale insect, as well as a fungal disease called leaf blotch and bleeding canker bacteria. Bleeding canker, which can kill a tree outright, is believed to be present in more than 50% of horse chestnuts in Britain.

David Allen, one of the report’s authors, said the threat to native trees could complicate efforts to tackle climate change: governments planning to import young trees to create new forests will need to make sure the saplings are properly screened. “We have to be very careful to ensure they don’t come with pest species,” he said.

The Week, issue 1248, October 2019

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Red and yellow leaf miner moth, Macarostola miniella, Gracillariidae

Found on the North Island of New Zealand

Photos 1-7 by invertebratist and 8 (for scale) by stephen_thorpe

[astronomy-to-zoology]

Caloptilia belfragella

...is a species of leaf blotch miner moth (Gracillariidae) that is native to Central North America. C. belfragella larvae feed mainly on Cornus spp., Rhun typhina, and Vaccinium spp. True to their family name the larvae will "mine" through the leaves of their host plants creating noticeable damage.

Classification 

Animalia-Arthropoda-Insecta-Lepidoptera-Gracillarioidea-Gracillariidae-Gracillariinae-Caloptera-belfragella

Image(s): ©John Lee

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Bug of the Day

I did not expect to be able to id this teeny micro moth to species, but I lucked out with the distinct patterning - this is a leaf blotch miner, Neurobathra strigifinitella.

[whore-ticulturist]

Funky little dude

Leaf blotch miner moth, Caloptilia protiella, Gracillariidae

Photographed at Airlie Beach, Australia by Steve & Alison1

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