Rose Leaf Miner (Stigmella anomalella) – The rose cuttings again … this little wiggly shape in the leaf are caused by the tiny larva of a micro-moth as they feed on the tisse within.
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Microcosmos III
Rose Leaf Miner (Stigmella anomalella) – The rose cuttings again … this little wiggly shape in the leaf are caused by the tiny larva of a micro-moth as they feed on the tisse within.
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Interesting work of the larva. They are not my favourite, but I like the pattern she left 🙂
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Thank you. The ‘gallery’ and the shape can be interesting. They don’t appear to harm the rose in anyway.
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Good to know.
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Startlingly serpentine.
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The galleries can form quite inttricate patterns in the leaf at times.
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Kinda snakey.
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