A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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A pair of Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Howard Co., Maryland (5/7/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/7/2020). Determined by V. Belov and T. Hedlund/BugGuide.

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (6/21/2019). Verified by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/11/2019).

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A mating pair of Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathieson/BugGuide.

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/21/2021). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 424373 - Psn: 45)

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/16/2013).

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2020).

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A pair of mating Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/24/2007). Determined by Jim McClarin/BugGuide.

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). Confirmed by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). (c) moonchild 161, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 238150 - Psn: 65)

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). (c) moonchild 161, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 702836 - Psn: 78)

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 479326 - Psn: 88)

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/8/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 700804 - Psn: 100)

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/8/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 975484 - Psn: 125)

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 491649 - Psn: 142)

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 491648 - Psn: 171)

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/7/2021). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 805846 - Psn: 200)

View Record Details Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC MBP List

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The Goldenrod Leaf Miner feeds on Goldenrods.

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A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Steve Scholnick.

A pair of Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Howard Co., Maryland (5/7/2016). Determined by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/7/2020). Determined by V. Belov and T. Hedlund/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (6/21/2019). Verified by T. Hedlund/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

A mating pair of Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/3/2015). Verified by Blaine Mathieson/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/16/2013). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A pair of mating Goldenrod Leaf Miners in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/24/2007). Determined by Jim McClarin/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2015). Confirmed by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/27/2020). (c) moonchild 161, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by moonchild_161 via iNaturalist.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/3/2021). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/2/2021). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Roshan Vignarajah via iNaturalist.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/8/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

A Goldenrod Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (5/26/2021). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

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Microrhopala vittata

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Microrhopala
Species:	M. vittata
Binomial name
*Microrhopala vittata* (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms^[1]
Microrhopala laetula J. L. LeConte, 1859

Microrhopala vittata, the goldenrod leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.^[1]^[2]^[3] Adults emerge in April. Females lay their eggs in clusters of two to four and cover them in frass. ^[4]

Goldenrod leaf miner, *Microrhopala vittata*

References

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^ ^a ^b "Microrhopala vittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Microrhopala vittata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ "Microrhopala vittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Dohna, Heinrich Zu (2006). "The distribution of eggs per host in a herbivorous insect − intersection of oviposition, dispersal and population dynamics". Journal of Animal Ecology. 75 (2): 387–398. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01059.x. PMID 16637992.

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Taxon identifiers
Microrhopala vittata	Wikidata: Q2557253 BioLib: 801628 BOLD: 29211 BugGuide: 40710 CoL: 435GT EoL: 1171798 GBIF: 1047751 iNaturalist: 199931 ITIS: 719968 NatureServe: 2.108485 NCBI: 111256 Open Tree of Life: 434661

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Goldenrod Leaf Miner

Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798)

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