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• Cerodontha luctuosa

  Cerodontha luctuosa is a species of leaf-miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. Larvae create mines within grass blades and the leaves of sedges and rushes. The species was first described by Johann Wilhelm Meigen in 1830. It has been documented in Scandinavia and other parts of Europe.

  leaf-minergrasssedgerushEuropeScandinaviablacklightAgromyzidaeDiptera

• Cerodontha magnicornis

  Cerodontha magnicornis is a small leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. Larvae tunnel between the epidermal layers of grass blades and leaves of sedges and rushes, creating visible mines. Adults are attracted to blacklights and have been documented in early spring in North America. The genus Cerodontha contains numerous species with similar biology, many of which are difficult to distinguish without close examination.

  leaf-minergrasssedgerushAgromyzidaeDipteranocturnalblacklightendophagousgraminoid

• Cerodontha saintandrewsensis

  Cerodontha saintandrewsensis is a species of leaf-miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. The genus Cerodontha comprises small flies whose larvae create distinctive feeding patterns by boring between the layers of grass blades and leaves of sedges and rushes. This species was documented during blacklighting surveys in Leavenworth, Kansas, in early spring 2024.

  leaf-minergrasslandsedgeblacklightearly-springKansasAgromyzidaeDipterainternal-feederherbivore

• Cerodontha scirpivora

  Cerodontha scirpivora is a leaf miner fly in the family Agromyzidae. The species was described by Spencer in 1969. Its larvae create mines between the layers of leaves in grasses, sedges, and rushes. The specific epithet "scirpivora" indicates an association with Scirpus (bulrushes), a genus of sedges.

  leaf-minersedgerushgrassDipteraAgromyzidaeCerodonthaScirpusearly-springKansasNorth-America

• Meropleon diversicolor

  multicolored sedgeminer moth

  Meropleon diversicolor, commonly known as the multicolored sedgeminer moth, is a small noctuid moth with a wingspan of approximately 29 mm. It is widely distributed across eastern and central North America, with records spanning from Quebec and New Brunswick south to Georgia and west to Kansas and Oklahoma. The species is strongly associated with wetland habitats and has a larval stage that bores into sedges (Carex and related genera). Adults are active from June through October, with peak abundance in August and September.

  Noctuidaewetlandstem-borersedgeNorth-Americamulticoloredsmall-moth