Cameraria quercivorella

Cameraria quercivorella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec in Canada and Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Texas, Vermont and Illinois in the United States.[2]

Cameraria quercivorella
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C. quercivorella
Binomial name
Cameraria quercivorella
(Chambers, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis quercivorella Chambers, 1879
Cameraria quercivorella, Hodges #0835
Cameraria quercivorella, Hodges #0835

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. 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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