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Mallow Leafminer Fly underside mine on Velvet Leaf
Mallow Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza malvae
underside mine
on Velvet Leaf
(Abutilon theophrasti)
Sep 8, 2023 inaturalist
Naperville
Mallow Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Velvet Leaf
Mallow Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza malvae
upperside mine
on Velvet Leaf
(Abutilon theophrasti)
Sep 8, 2023 inaturalist
Naperville
Maple Leafcutter Moth backlit mine on Sugar Maple
Maple Leafcutter Moth
Paraclemensia acerifoliella
backlit mine
on Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Sep 16, 2024 inaturalist
Morton Arboretum
Maple Leafcutter Moth upperside mine on Sugar Maple
Maple Leafcutter Moth
Paraclemensia acerifoliella
upperside mine
on Sugar Maple
(Acer saccharum)
Sep 16, 2024 inaturalist
Morton Arboretum
Buckeye Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Ohio Buckeye
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
backlit mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Buckeye Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Ohio Buckeye
Buckeye Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aesculi
upperside mine
on Ohio Buckeye
(Aesculus glabra)
Aug 24, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly underside mine on White Snakeroot
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza
underside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on White Snakeroot
Calycomyza Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 14, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly upperside mine on White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 16, 2014 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly backlit mine on White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
backlit mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly upperside mine on White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly backlit mine on White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
backlit mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 26, 2024 inaturalist
Chicago Montrose Harbor
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly upperside mine on White Snakeroot
White Snakeroot Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza eupatoriella
upperside mine
on White Snakeroot
(Ageratina altissima)
Sep 26, 2024 inaturalist
Chicago Montrose Harbor
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Giant Ragweed
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
backlit mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Sep 26, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Giant Ragweed
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Sep 26, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly underside mine on Giant Ragweed
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
underside mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Aug 30, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Giant Ragweed
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside mine
on Giant Ragweed
(Ambrosia trifida)
Aug 30, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Columbine Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Wild Columbine
Columbine Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza aquilegiana
upperside mine
on Wild Columbine
(Aquilegia canadensis)
Sep 19, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Naperville
Composite Leafminer Fly blotch mine on Burdock
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
blotch mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Burdock
Chrysanthemum Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza syngenesiae
upperside mine
on Burdock
(Arctium minus)
Aug 15, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Pale Indian Plantain
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis insignis
backlit mine
on Pale Indian Plantain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
Oct 4, 2022 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Pale Indian Plantain
Indian Plantain Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis insignis
upperside mine
on Pale Indian Plantain
(Arnoglossum atriplicifolium)
Oct 4, 2022 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Milkweed Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Common Milkweed
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
backlit mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Milkweed Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Common Milkweed
Milkweed Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza asclepiadis
upperside mine
on Common Milkweed
(Asclepias syriaca)
Sep 6, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth backlit mine on River Birch
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella group
backlit mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth upperside mine on River Birch
Stigmella saginella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella saginella group
upperside mine
on River Birch
(Betula nigra)
Sep 16, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Hairy Beggarticks
Agromyzidae Leafminer Fly
Agromyzidae
upperside mine
on Hairy Beggarticks
(Bidens pilosa)
Oct 28, 2023 inaturalist
Montebello
Catalpa Leafminer Fly blotch mine on Northern Catalpa
Catalpa Leafminer Fly
Amauromyza pleuralis
blotch mine
on Northern Catalpa
(Catalpa speciosa)
Aug 18, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Catalpa Leafminer Fly linear mine on Northern Catalpa
Catalpa Leafminer Fly
Amauromyza pleuralis
linear mine
on Northern Catalpa
(Catalpa speciosa)
Aug 18, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Agromyza Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Hackberry
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
backlit mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Agromyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Hackberry
Agromyza Leafminer Fly
Agromyza
upperside mine
on Hackberry
(Celtis occidentalis)
Sep 30, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth underside mine on Gray Dogwood
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
underside mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth upperside backlit mine on Gray Dogwood
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
upperside backlit mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth upperside mine on Gray Dogwood
Antispila Shield-bearing Moth
Antispila
upperside mine
on Gray Dogwood
(Cornus racemosa)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Unkown Moth upperside mine on Oleaster
Unkown Moth
Lepidoptera
upperside mine
on Oleaster
(Elaeagnus)
Oct 14, 2023 inaturalist
Athens
Composite Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Purple Joe Pye Weed
Composite Leafminer Fly
Calycomyza flavinotum
upperside mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
Stigmella Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Purple Joe Pye Weed
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
backlit mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
Stigmella Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Purple Joe Pye Weed
Stigmella Leafminer Moth
Stigmella
upperside mine
on Purple Joe Pye Weed
(Eutrochium purpureum)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
Walnut Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Black Walnut
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
backlit mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Walnut Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Black Walnut
Walnut Leafminer Moth
Stigmella juglandifoliella
upperside mine
on Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Sep 30, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly leaf mine on Common Lantana
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia camarae
leaf mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Oct 28, 2023 inaturalist
Montebello
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Common Lantana
Herring-bone Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia camarae
upperside mine
on Common Lantana
(Lantana camara)
Oct 28, 2023 inaturalist
Montebello
Cornigera Leafminer Fly underside mine on Amur Honeysuckle
Cornigera Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
underside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023 inaturalist
Naperville
Cornigera Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle
Cornigera Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza cornigera
upperside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Sep 8, 2023 inaturalist
Naperville
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Amur Honeysuckle
Aulagromyza Leafminer Fly
Aulagromyza
upperside mine
on Amur Honeysuckle
(Lonicera maackii)
Aug 22, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Phlox Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Marsh Phlox
Phlox Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza phloxiphaga
upperside mine
on Marsh Phlox
(Phlox glaberrima)
Aug 12, 2023 inaturalist
Hinsdale Prairie
Sycamore Leafminer Moth backlit mine on American Sycamore
Sycamore Leafminer Moth
Ectoedemia clemensella
backlit mine
on American Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
Oct 5, 2024 inaturalist
Meramec Caverns
Sycamore Leafminer Moth upperside mine on American Sycamore
Sycamore Leafminer Moth
Ectoedemia clemensella
upperside mine
on American Sycamore
(Platanus occidentalis)
Oct 5, 2024 inaturalist
Meramec Caverns
Platani Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Oriental Plane
Platani Leafminer Moth
Acalyptris platani
upperside mine
on Oriental Plane
(Platanus orientalis)
Oct 8, 2023 inaturalist
Thessaloniki
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Cottonwood
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
backlit mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Cottonwood
Cottonwood Leafminer Moth
Paraleucoptera albella
upperside mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 19, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth serpentine mine on Cottonwood
Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis populiella
serpentine mine
on Cottonwood
(Populus deltoides)
Sep 17, 2011 inaturalist
COD Seed Collection
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Wafer Ash
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
upperside mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Aug 13, 2022 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Wafer Ash
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
backlit mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Sep 10, 2022 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Wafer Ash
Wafer Ash Leafminer Moth
Fomoria pteliaeella
upperside mine
on Wafer Ash
(Ptelea trifoliata)
Sep 10, 2022 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Parornix Leafminer Moth backlit mine on White Oak
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
backlit mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Parornix Leafminer Moth upperside mine on White Oak
Parornix Leafminer Moth
Parornix
upperside mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth backlit mine on White Oak
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
backlit mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth upperside mine on White Oak
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
upperside mine
on White Oak
(Quercus alba)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth backlit caterpillar mine on Bur Oak
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth
Cameraria hamadryadella
backlit caterpillar mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 26, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Bur Oak
Solitary Oak Leafminer Moth
Cameraria hamadryadella
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 26, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Bur Oak Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Bur Oak
Bur Oak Leafminer Moth
Stigmella macrocarpae
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 9, 2023 inaturalist
Whalon Lake
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Bur Oak
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
upperside mine
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Aug 15, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth backlit mines on Bur Oak
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
backlit mines
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth upperside mines on Bur Oak
Oak Pygmy Leafminer Moth
Stigmella quercipulchella
upperside mines
on Bur Oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Brown Oak Slender backlit mine on Downy Oak
Brown Oak Slender
Acrocercops brongniardella
backlit mine
on Downy Oak
(Quercus pubescens)
Oct 11, 2023 inaturalist
Meteora
Brown Oak Slender upperside mine on Downy Oak
Brown Oak Slender
Acrocercops brongniardella
upperside mine
on Downy Oak
(Quercus pubescens)
Oct 11, 2023 inaturalist
Meteora
Ostensackenella Leafminer Moth caterpillar mine on Black Locust
Ostensackenella Leafminer Moth
Chrysaster ostensackenella
caterpillar mine
on Black Locust
(Robinia pseudoacacia)
Aug 18, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Agromyza vockerothi Leafminer Fly blotch mine on Black Raspberry
Agromyza vockerothi Leafminer Fly
Agromyza vockerothi
blotch mine
on Black Raspberry
(Rubus occidentalis)
Aug 12, 2023 inaturalist
Hinsdale Prairie
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Cup Plant
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
Phytomyzinae
backlit mine
on Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
Sep 17, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Cup Plant
Phytomyzinae Leafminer Fly
Phytomyzinae
upperside mine
on Cup Plant
(Silphium perfoliatum)
Sep 17, 2022 inaturalist
Naperville
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly backlit mine on Tall Goldenrod
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
backlit mine
on Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Sep 16, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Tall Goldenrod
Phytomyza Leafminer Fly
Phytomyza
upperside mine
on Tall Goldenrod
(Solidago altissima)
Sep 16, 2022 inaturalist bugguide
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth linear backlit mine on Drummond's Aster
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
linear backlit mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth linear mine on Drummond's Aster
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
linear mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth trumpet backlit caterpillar mine on Drummond's Aster
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
trumpet backlit caterpillar mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth trumpet mine on Drummond's Aster
Narrow Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix angustata
trumpet mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Sep 20, 2022 inaturalist
Arrowhead Park
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly underside mine on Drummond's Aster
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia parda
underside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023 inaturalist
Hinsdale Prairie
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Drummond's Aster
Ophiomyia Leafminer Fly
Ophiomyia parda
upperside mine
on Drummond's Aster
(Symphyotrichum drummondii)
Aug 12, 2023 inaturalist
Hinsdale Prairie
Bucculatrix Moth backlit mine on Arrow-leaved Aster
Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix
backlit mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Bucculatrix Moth upperside mine on Arrow-leaved Aster
Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix
upperside mine
on Arrow-leaved Aster
(Symphyotrichum urophyllum)
Sep 14, 2023 inaturalist
Herrick Lake Forest Preserve
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly upperside mine on Wingstem
Liriomyza Leafminer Fly
Liriomyza
upperside mine
on Wingstem
(Verbesina alternifolia)
Aug 13, 2022 inaturalist
McDowell Grove Forest Preserve
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth underside mine on Riverbank Grape
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
underside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth upperside backlit caterpillar mine on Riverbank Grape
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
upperside backlit caterpillar mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Riverbank Grape
Aspilanta Leafminer Moth
Aspilanta oinophylla
upperside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 28, 2022 inaturalist
Russell R. Kirt Prairie
Grape Leafminer Moth backlit mine on Riverbank Grape
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
backlit mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve
Grape Leafminer Moth upperside mine on Riverbank Grape
Grape Leafminer Moth
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
upperside mine
on Riverbank Grape
(Vitis riparia)
Sep 3, 2022 inaturalist
Danada Forest Preserve

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