Aceria modesta

Eriophyes modestus

Hosts: Acer saccharum

Relationship: Whitish or greenish erineum patches on the lower surfaces of leaves or along the veins.

Range: Canada, NY, WV

Eriophyes modestus

Hosts: Acer saccharum

In New York, Hodgkiss (1930) reported an uncommon greenish erineum on the underside of sugar maple leaves caused by Eriophyes modestus. The erineum later changes to brownish or blackish.

Eriophyes modestus

Acer saccharum

Greenish erineum on the under leaf surface

Eriophyes sp. [these three are presumably also A modesta]

Acer saccharum

A white or whitish erineum in patches on the under side of the leaf

A rusty or brown erineum on the under leaf surface, forming patches along the veins.

Acer leucoderme

An erineum in scattered patches, mostly on the under surface of the leaf and slightly dimpled.

Eriophyes modestus sp. nov.

Described from individuals found among greenish erineum galls on the under surface of leaves of the sugar maple, Acer saccharum L.