Lilac leaf Miner (Caloptilia syringella). Brown blotch mine of small moth caterpillars. There may be one or more of the legless larvae in each blotch

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Lilac leaf Miner (Caloptilia syringella). Brown blotch mine of small moth caterpillars. There may be one or more of the legless larvae in each blotch mine. These are photographed on ornamental privet (Ligustrum cv.).

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Photo credit: © GEOFF KIDD/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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