Cycloplasis panicifoliella
Clemens, 1864
Sort #: 394 | P3 #: 380001 | MPG #: 2493
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Larval substrate: Lasiacis divaricata (Smallcane), Dichanthelium clandestinum* (Deer-tongue Rosette-panicgrass)
Status in MA (automated assessment): Fairly widespread, uncommon
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2014
Last Year Reported: 2023
Distribution by County: Hampden, Franklin, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk
Number of Records: 9
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Adult reared from larva mining Dichanthelium (Photo: ©S. Whitebread) -
Adult reared from larva mining Dichanthelium (Photo: ©S. Whitebread) -
Leaf mines in Dichanthelium (Photo: ©S. Whitebread) -
Larva mining Dichanthelium (Photo: ©S. Whitebread) -
Larva preparing its pupal cut-out (Photo: ©S. Whitebread) -
Larva within a cut-out formed by cutting a circle out of the upper cuticle and then folding it (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)