Cameraria bauhiniae

Cameraria bauhiniae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (West Bengal, Maharashtra and Karnataka).[2]

Cameraria bauhiniae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Cameraria
Species:
C. bauhiniae
Binomial name
Cameraria bauhiniae
(Stainton, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis bauhiniae Stainton, 1856

The wingspan is 5.3-5.9 mm.

The larvae feed on Bauhinia acuminata and Bauhinia purpurea. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is placed either on the upper or lower side of the leaf, usually on the space between veins. It is flat or very slightly tentiform when completed. Pupation takes place within a thin, whitish cocoon placed inside the mine. The cocoon is nearly orbicular

References
  1. A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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