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Septiembre 8, 2020Descripción
Maybe Brachymeria podagrica? These wasps were parasitoids of fly larvae that I found leaving the corpse of an opossum. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59172466 for the larval host and https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66813738 for the parasitized pupae.

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Pupae formed by larvae found exiting the corpse of an opossum. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59172466 for the larvae.
The fuzz here may have no relationship to the pupae, as I dumped the larvae into a container with a damp paper towel, the fibers of which may have gotten snagged on the surface of the puparia.

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Tentative ID: Sphaerulina musiva, based on host plant, Populus fremontii.

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shelley_bDescripción
Closest to Pseudopachybrachius, perhaps? I couldn't find any species that seemed like a perfect fit, though.

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Galio Perfumado Galium triflorumObserv.
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Galium triflorum?

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Hongos de Roya Orden PuccinialesObserv.
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On Cyperus eragrostis (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66643511 for host plants )

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Marmara gulosaObserv.
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Some shots of the same peppers in https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66665710 , taken a week previously, before the miners emerged and pupated--the larvae are visible here beneath the surface of the fruit.

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All sorts of mines, feeding sign, and leaf-tying on Populus fremontii. A single species at different development stages, or more than one species? Some leaves from this tree yielded the larva found at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66674668

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Mariposas Y Polillas Orden LepidopteraObserv.
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Leaftier found on Populus fremontii.

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Marmara gulosaObserv.
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Phyllocnistis citrella or Marmara gulosa?

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Marmara gulosaObserv.
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Two moths reared from mines on Capsicum annum fruit (the upside-down one dead, the other still alive, though with a less upright posture than initially, I should note--I was afraid they would fly away before I could get photos if I took them out immediately). I'm including a lot of images here, since they're the first of the species on iNat.
See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66665710 for mines and pupa/pupae of these individuals.

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Marmara gulosaObserv.
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Pupa and larval mines. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66665711 for the adults I reared from these mines.

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Género StigmellaObserv.
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For the leafminer.
Unfortunately, I did not check for plants from which this leaf could have fallen, as I was focused on the fly and didn't notice the mine until I reviewed my photos!

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shelley_bDescripción
Leaf mines on willow. The first includes a tiny, translucent pupal skin (?). If these might represent more than one species, let me know, and I'll separate them.

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Moscas Minadoras de Hojas Género LiriomyzaObserv.
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I attempted to rear these leafmining flies, but the larvae went down the stems and drowned in the water I was using to keep the leaves alive (despite the fact I had covered all but the stem hole). The large yellow patches on the leaves are from becoming waterlogged. Host plant: Capsicum annuum (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33820752 )
See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66659340 for better photos of mines from this species.

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Moscas Minadoras de Hojas Género LiriomyzaObserv.
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A single species? Host plant: Capsicum annuum (see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33820752 ). These mines greatly increased in number the next year.
See also https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66659342 for the larvae of this species.

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Insectos Alados Subclase PterygotaObserv.
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Lots of leafminer damage on Cyperus eragrostis--unfortunately, with no leafminers to be found. Host plant at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66643511