Bucculatrix staintonella

Chambers, 1878

Sort #: 188 | P3 #: 330031 | MPG #: 513
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner (very early in the year)
Larval substrate: Symphyotrichum cordifolium* (Heart-leaved Aster), S. laeve* (Smooth American-aster), S. laterifolium* (Calico American-aster), Solidago nemoralis* (Gray Goldenrod)

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2012
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Franklin, Barnstable
Number of Records: 8