Nitrogen-fixing-host

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• Odontota dorsalis

  locust leaf miner, locust leafminer

  Odontota dorsalis, commonly known as the locust leaf miner, is a leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is native to North America and feeds primarily on black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and related species in the Fabaceae family. The beetle is known for producing distinctive 'scorched' damage on host trees, caused by both adult skeletonization and larval leaf mining. Two generations occur annually in most of its range.

  leaf-beetleChrysomelidaeleaf-minerRobiniablack-locustFabaceaeNorth-Americapestskeletonizationendophagoustwo-generationsstridulationpost-copulatory-escortnitrogen-fixing-host