1 > Leaf-miner: Corridor leaf-mine in leaves. An upper surface linear mine
with frass in conspicuous greenish strips, largely alternating at
each side of the channel (Spencer,
1976: 241).
Upper-surface,
unbranched corridor, relatively broad from the start on, but only
weakly widening subsequently. The fresh mine is bright green, but
turns whitish, later brown, quickly. Frass in a wide green band
in the centre of the corridor, with small black granules at either
side. Pupation outside the mine.
Forms
an upper surface mine, with the frass in a green strips. |