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lilac (Syringa vulgaris)
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Gracillariidae
Mine narrow, often several parallel galleries which merge to form a large blotch; after leaving mine larvae construct a cone by rolling leaf tip downwards feeding gregariously;
two cones are made [5-6+7-8]
Caloptilia syringella 293

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