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Lesser Maple Leaf Blotch Miner Moth
Phyllonorycter lucidicostella (Clemens, 1859)
Family: Gracillariidae
Subfamily: Lithocolletinae
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 8 of 8 verified sightings

Observation date: May 13, 2022
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 24, 2022

Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021

Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2021

Observation date: May 30, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 09, 2020

Observation date: May 02, 2018
Submitted by: edenny
Region: Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 09, 2018

Observation date: Apr 10, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 16, 2017

Observation date: Apr 01, 2016
Submitted by: pbedell
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 03, 2016

Observation date: Jun 18, 2014
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Bill Keim)
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 16, 2015