<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 490955 - Psn: 155)

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 492270 - Psn: 155)

Octotoma plicatula in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/16/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 978033 - Psn: 165)

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2024). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/'>CC BY-NC-SA</a>). (Photo ID: 1090424 - Psn: 165)

Octotoma plicatula in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2024). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 490956 - Psn: 166)

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> mines in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. (Photo ID: 145409 - Psn: 175)

Octotoma plicatula mines in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 468594 - Psn: 175)

Octotoma plicatula in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Caroline Co., Maryland (7/15/2018). (c) Bill Hubick, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 710229 - Psn: 175)

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 586466 - Psn: 178)

Octotoma plicatula in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Octotoma plicatula in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2024). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1199268 - Psn: 178)

Octotoma plicatula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> leaf mines on Trumpet Creeper in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). (Photo ID: 92368 - Psn: 180)

Octotoma plicatula leaf mines on Trumpet Creeper in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 465472 - Psn: 188)

Octotoma plicatula in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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<em>Octotoma plicatula</em> mines on Trumpeter Creeper in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Verified by Even Dankowicz and Charley Eiseman via BugGuide. (Photo ID: 80818 - Psn: 189)

Octotoma plicatula mines on Trumpeter Creeper in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Verified by Even Dankowicz and Charley Eiseman via BugGuide.

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The leaf mines of <em>Octotoma plicatula</em> on Trumpet Creeper in Kent Co., Maryland (10/4/2015). (Photo ID: 44979 - Psn: 190)

The leaf mines of Octotoma plicatula on Trumpet Creeper in Kent Co., Maryland (10/4/2015).

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An <em>Octotoma plicatula</em> leaf mine in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/25/2019). (Photo ID: 143360 - Psn: 200)

An Octotoma plicatula leaf mine in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/25/2019).

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Trumpet Creeper is the larval host plant. Larvae mine leaves.

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Octotoma plicatula in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (9/5/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Octotoma plicatula in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2024). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist.

Octotoma plicatula mines in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (7/13/2019). Verified by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Octotoma plicatula in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/18/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Octotoma plicatula in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/11/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Matthew Beziat.

Octotoma plicatula in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/19/2024). (c) Ron Wertz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA). View Record Details Media by Ron Wertz via iNaturalist.

Octotoma plicatula in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/20/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Octotoma plicatula leaf mines on Trumpet Creeper in Calvert Co., Maryland (9/30/2017). View Record Details Media by Bill Hubick.

Octotoma plicatula in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (6/23/2021). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Octotoma plicatula mines on Trumpeter Creeper in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/24/2017). Verified by Even Dankowicz and Charley Eiseman via BugGuide. Media by Bill Hubick.

The leaf mines of Octotoma plicatula on Trumpet Creeper in Kent Co., Maryland (10/4/2015). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

An Octotoma plicatula leaf mine in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/25/2019). View Record Details Media by Tyler Bell.

Source: Wikipedia

Octotoma plicatula


Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Octotoma
Species:	O. plicatula
Binomial name
*Octotoma plicatula* (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
Hispa plicatula Fabricius, 1801

Octotoma plicatula, the trumpet creeper leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,^[1]^[2]^[3] where it has been recorded from the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia).

Biology

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They have been recorded feeding on Campsis radicans. Adults have been collected on Aesculus and Lespedeza species, Fraxinus americana, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ligustrum vulgare and Chionanthus virginicus.^[4]