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6 Records
Description
Caterpillars make distinctive leaf mines on the leaves of Smilax.
Relationships
Host plants include various species of Smilax.
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A Proleucoptera smilaciella in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/6/2019). Leaf blotch mining larvae were collected on June 6, 2019 on Smilax. The larvae spun a protective silk shelter and pupated on June 8, 2019. Adult emergence occured on June 24, 2019.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella mine on Glaucous Greenbrier in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/19/2018). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Tyler Bell.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella mine on Glaucous Greenbrier in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/19/2018). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Tyler Bell.
Proleucoptera smilaciella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella on Glaucous Greenbrier in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/19/2018). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Tyler Bell.
Proleucoptera smilaciella in Dorchester Co., Maryland (7/9/2018). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella leaf mine on Smilas in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/18/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella leaf mine on Smilax in Baltimore City, Maryland (7/18/2013). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.
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Thomas Wilson.
Proleucoptera smilaciella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Proleucoptera smilaciella in Aiken Co., South Carolina (5/22/2011). Determined by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide.
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JC Jones.