Cameraria castaneaeella

Cameraria castaneaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine and New York).[2]

Cameraria castaneaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Cameraria
Species:
C. castaneaeella
Binomial name
Cameraria castaneaeella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis castaneaeella Chambers, 1875
  • Cameraria castaneella (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Cameraria castanella (Walsingham, 1891)

The wingspan is 6-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species (including Castanea dentata and Castanea sativa) and Quercus species (including Quercus ilicifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular yellowish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. The larva hibernates on a slight bed of silk beneath the folded epidermis.

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


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