Cameraria gaultheriella
Cameraria gaultheriella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia, Canada, and California, Oregon and Maine in the United States.[2] It is an adventive species in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but is not established.
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The wingspan is 10–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Gaultheria species, including Gaultheria shallon. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.
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