leaf miner

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leaf miner

Any of numerous small flies and moths that in the larval stage dig into and feed on leaf tissue.

leaf miner

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various insect larvae that bore into and feed on leaf tissue, esp the larva of dipterous flies of the genus Philophylla (family Trypetidae) and the caterpillar of moths of the family Gracillariidae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the adult insect of any of these larvae

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leaf miner - any of various small moths or dipterous flies whose larvae burrow into and feed on leaf tissue especially of the family Gracilariidae

leaf-miner

insect - small air-breathing arthropod

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