Bug FAQLocust Leafminer
Odontota dorsalis · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Chrysomelidae
Also called: Locust Leaf-miner Beetle, Locust Leafminer Beetle
Source: Wikipedia
The locust leafminer lives in Canada and the United States. It feeds on a variety of plants including beans, soybeans, peanuts and many ornamental trees.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Its diet includes Robinia, Acacia, Amorpha, peanuts, beans, soybeans and many other legumes and trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is found across North America, recorded in several Canadian provinces and many U.S. states.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 33 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Pennsylvania, Kentucky, New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Maryland, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Questions people ask
What plants does the locust leafminer eat?
It feeds on a range of legumes and trees such as beans, soybeans, peanuts, Robinia and Acacia species.
Source: Wikipedia
Where is the locust leafminer found?
It occurs in North America, recorded in Canadian provinces like Manitoba and Ontario and throughout the United States.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Chrysomelidae)
Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataDamages trees, gardens or crops
Bean WeevilAcanthoscelides obtectusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Cowpea WeevilCallosobruchus maculatusDamages trees, gardens or crops
Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisDamages trees, gardens or crops
Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alniDamages trees, gardens or crops
Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odontota_dorsalis
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Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-22.