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Aspen serpentine leafminer

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Thérèse Arcand
Trail of blackish excreta left by the larva on leaf completly mined
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Thérèse Arcand
Pupa in curl of trembling aspen leaf
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Thérèse Arcand
Freshly emerged moth at rest
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Thérèse Arcand
Pinned adult
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Pierre Therrien
Trembling aspen completely infested
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Robert Blais
Trembling aspen leaf mined

 

Taxonomy

Latin name: Phyllocnistis populiella Chambers
English name: Aspen serpentine leafminer
French name: Mineuse serpentine du tremble
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae

Description

Main host(s)
Balsam poplar, trembling aspen

Diet and feeding behaviour
Phyllophagous
  • Miner

Micro-habitat(s)
Leaf

Distribution
Canada