FINITE-CHANNELED LEAFMINER
Neurobathra strigifinitella
LEAF BLOTCH MINER MOTHS (Gracillariidae)
This moth is approximately 1/8 inch long (4-5 mm). The gray forewing has a pattern of angled, black-edged white lines. The apex is marked with a black dot. The antennae are fine and very long, slightly longer than the forewing.
The frequency of occurrence of this moth is not known. It was photographed in Neale Woods on June 10, 2016. Adults fly from May to September with most being seen in June and July. It ranges from Minnesota to Maine south to Georgia and west to Oklahoma.
The larvae eat the leaves of oaks. The larvae produce a “blotch mine” on the leaf. It is folded and tied with silk and then they feed. They usually pupate in their mines.
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