A Locust Leaf Miner in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/2015).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 936454 - Psn: 22)

Locust Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2014).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/29/2013).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Washington Co., Maryland (6/26/2018).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/13/2017).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/9/2024). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.

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Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 268259 - Psn: 38)

Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Locust Leaf Miners eating a leaf of an American Beech in Howard Co., Maryland (9/7/2014).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) solomon v. hendrix, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1175130 - Psn: 45)

Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) solomon v. hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Locust Leaf Miner collected in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/12/2015). Measured 7 mm.

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (5/19/2018).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (7/8/2014).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide.

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Locust Leaf Miner in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017).

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Locust Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/4/2017). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1170110 - Psn: 78)

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2012).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2013).

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/28/2007). Determined by Boris Büche/BugGuide.

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Locust Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 193911 - Psn: 90)

Locust Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Locust Leaf Miner leaf mine in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/10/2008). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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Locust Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 441158 - Psn: 154)

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Locust Leaf Miner in Howard Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 441159 - Psn: 155)

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/14/2017).

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Locust Leaf Miner in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/9/2017).

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Locust Leaf Miner in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/17/2017).

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One of the favored host and food plants of the Locust Leaf Miner is Black Locust. Other species of Fabaceae are also used as host and food plants.

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A Locust Leaf Miner in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/2015). View Record Details Media by Ashley Bradford.

Locust Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/23/2014). View Record Details Media by Tim Martin.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (8/29/2013). View Record Details Media by Judy Gallagher.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Washington Co., Maryland (6/26/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Locust Leaf Miner in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/13/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Locust Leaf Miner in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/9/2024). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Barbara Speckart.

Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/3/2012). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Locust Leaf Miners eating a leaf of an American Beech in Howard Co., Maryland (9/7/2014). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Locust Leaf Miner in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/9/2023). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.

Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) solomon v. hendrix, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Solomon Hendrix.

A Locust Leaf Miner collected in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/12/2015). Measured 7 mm. View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (5/19/2018). View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Harford Co., Maryland (7/8/2014). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/31/2021). Verified by Blaine Mathison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Moore.

Locust Leaf Miner in Cecil Co., Maryland (4/29/2017). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (4/19/2012). View Record Details Media by Brandon Woo.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/10/2013). View Record Details Media by Benjamin DeHaven.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/28/2007). Determined by Boris Büche/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Locust Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2016). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by botanygirl via iNaturalist.

A Locust Leaf Miner leaf mine in Baltimore City, Maryland (9/10/2008). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Locust Leaf Miner in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/14/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Locust Leaf Miner in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/9/2017). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Locust Leaf Miner in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/17/2017). View Record Details Media by Jane Kostenko.

Source: Wikipedia

Odontota dorsalis

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Odontota
Species:	O. dorsalis
Binomial name
*Odontota dorsalis* (Thunberg, 1805)
Synonyms
Chalepus dorsalis Thunberg, 1805 Hispa scutellaris Olivier, 1808 Odontota harrisi Crotch, 1873

Odontota dorsalis, the locust leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] It is found in North America,^[1]^[5]^[6] where it has been recorded from Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin).

Biology

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They have been recorded feeding on Robinia pseudoacacia, Robinia hispida, Sophora japonica, Acacia species, Amorpha fruticosa, Arachis hypogaea, Falcata comosa, Cercis canadensis, Cladrastis lutea, Desmodium species, Pueraria lobata, Gleditsia triacanthos, Laburnum anagyroides, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris and Glycine max.^[7]

References

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^ ^a ^b "Odontota dorsalis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "Odontota dorsalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "Odontota dorsalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "Odontota dorsalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the Hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

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Media related to Odontota dorsalis at Wikimedia Commons

Taxon identifiers
Odontota dorsalis	Wikidata: Q970414 BioLib: 309512 BOLD: 534904 BugGuide: 580 CoL: 48RRQ EoL: 1171882 GBIF: 1049137 iNaturalist: 132416 ITIS: 719974 NatureServe: 2.107221 NCBI: 2610281 Open Tree of Life: 4602143

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Locust Leaf Miner

Odontota dorsalis (Thunberg, 1805)

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