Thank you Nalini ji. After going through the links I understood that these larvae live a protected life within the tissues of the leaf and also at the following http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf_miner that The precise pattern formed by the feeding tunnel is very often diagnostic for which kind of insect is responsible, sometimes even to genus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus> level. Interesting how Nature is!!
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:08 PM, Na Bha <[email protected]> wrote: > Bhagyashri ji, > the Larvae of Agromyzidae, also known as leaf-miner flies (minierfliege in > german) is responsible for making these "designs". > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agromyzidae > I have a few fotos of some beautiful designs, will upload, when i have > more time. I normally pluck the leaves and burn them or throw them away, > not on kompost. > Till then watch some here: > > http://www.google.de/search?q=minierfliege&hl=de&client=firefox-a&hs=QBI&rls=org.mozilla:de:official&prmd=imvns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=jR2wTpmWJIj3sgbJveFk&ved=0CDoQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=793&sei=%20kR2wTrbdHc-OswaNu51F > > Nalini > > > > Am 01.11.2011 14:50, schrieb J.M. Garg: > > Forwarding again for Bot. name please. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Madhuri Raut <[email protected]> > Date: 25 July 2011 14:13 > Subject: [efloraofindia:75080] design on leaves > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> > > > Dear all, > This RaanJaai creeper in my garden. I have noted that there appears some > design on the leaves and was wondering what is it due to ? I have also > posted the picture of its flower. It has no fragrance. The creeper grows > very rapidly. > > Thanks > Bhagyashri > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected]) > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species*& > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & place-wise): > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also use > them for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group: > http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix (more than 1740 members & > 90,000 messages on 31/10/11) or Efloraofindia website: > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ (with a species database > of more than 6000 species). > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > > -- Regards Dr.Bhagyashri Ranade
