Insects and diseases of Canada's forests
Aspen serpentine leafminer
Thérèse Arcand
Trail of blackish excreta left by the larva on leaf completly mined
Thérèse Arcand
Pupa in curl of trembling aspen leaf
Thérèse Arcand
Freshly emerged moth at rest
Thérèse Arcand
Pinned adult
Pierre Therrien
Trembling aspen completely infested
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
Micro-habitat(s)
Leaf
Distribution
Canada