Spotted tentiform leafminer
Insect
Spotted tentiform leafminer
Phyllonorycter blancardella (Fabr.)
Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae
Distribution: Widespread in most fruit-growing states and provinces in eastern North America.
Photos
Adult is a tiny, beige moth with heavily fringed wings striped with golden brown and white bands.
NY State Ag Experiment Station
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The adult is a tiny beige moth with heavily fringed wings striped with golden brown and white bands (A). Eggs are laid individually on the undersurface of the leaves. The yellowish larva has a dark head and lives inside the leaf (B).