Grass Sheathminer Cerodontha dorsalis (Loew, 1863)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Diptera   >   Family Agromyzidae   >   Genus Cerodontha   

Status:

Widespread from Canada to Brazil.

Relationships:

Larvae mine a variety of grass leaves, including corn.

There are 22 records in the project database.

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Grass Sheathminer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A Grass Sheathminer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/24/2018). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide. Photo by Steve Scholnick. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/27/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/2/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/7/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2022). (c) Deborah Barber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Deborah Barber via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Grass Sheathminer in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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