Cameraria arcuella

Cameraria arcuella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec) and the United States (Virginia and Maine).[2]

Cameraria arcuella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Cameraria
Species:
C. arcuella
Binomial name
Cameraria arcuella
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis arcuella Braun, 1908

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae may feed on Quercus species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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