Daily Archives: May 29, 2011

Plant-Insect Interaction: Leaf mining larva on an American elm

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jeremy Sell

While out along the River Raisin I came across an American elm leaf (Ulmus americana, Ulmaceae) showing characteristic leaf miner wounds.  Leaf mining insects have larvae that feed within leaves, eating the soft tissues while remaining relatively safe from predators. … Continue reading →

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Random Insect: Leaf mining hispine beetle

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Jeremy Sell

I came across this beetle a few weeks ago in a floodplain forest in southeast Michigan.  The poor thing doesn’t seem to have a common name, so I’ll just generically refer to it as a leaf mining hispine beetle (Sumitrosis … Continue reading →

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