Cameraria castaneaeella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cameraria |
Species: | C. castaneaeella
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Binomial name | |
Cameraria castaneaeella | |
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Cameraria castaneaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is from the United States (Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine and New York).[2]
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.
References
[edit]- ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.