Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth Parectopa robiniella Clemens, 1863    Synonyms: Hodges #0657.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Gracillariidae   >   Genus Parectopa   

Description:

Compare very similar Parectopa occulta.

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Caterpillars form distinctive mines on the leaves of Black Locust.

There are 287 records in the project database.

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A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/25/2014). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/26/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2017). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/8/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/31/2010). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

Mines of Locust Digitate Leafminer Moths in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/7/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Leaf mine of a Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/2/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Nils Helstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Nils Helstrom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2023). (c) Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joe MDO via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/26/2023). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth mine in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/3/2022). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (6/23/2022). (c) Nils Helstrom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Nils Helstrom via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/12/2023). (c) Joe MDO, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joe MDO via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/19/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth leaf mines in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/30/2013). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth mines on Black Locust in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth leaf mine in Harford Co., Maryland (6/17/2018). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/30/2018). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth leaf mines in Howard Co., Maryland (10/1/2019). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/15/2020). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/8/2020). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tyler Bell. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/21/2014). (c) Matthew O'Donnell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). Photo by Matthew O'Donnell via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

A leaf mine of a Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/28/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Locust Digitate Leafminer Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/24/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)


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