Tischeria quercitella

Tischeria quercitella, the oak blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It has been sighted in North America in Ontario, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.[2][3]

Oak blotch miner moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Tischeriidae
Genus:
Tischeria
Species:
T. quercitella
Binomial name
Tischeria quercitella
Synonyms
  • Tischeria tinctoriella Chambers, 1875

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a distinctive upperside blotch. It is the only species of the oak-feeding group of North American Tischeria species that constructs a nidus as a pupal chamber within the mine.[4]

References
  1. Nearctic Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Tischeria quercitella". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. "Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. "Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group". Microleps. Retrieved 20 July 2015.


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