Cameraria temblorensis
Appearance
Cameraria temblorensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cameraria |
Species: | C. temblorensis
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Binomial name | |
Cameraria temblorensis Opler & Davis, 1981[1]
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Cameraria temblorensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]
The length of the forewings is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Quercus douglasii, Quercus dumosa, Quercus dumosa × engelmanii, Quercus engelmannii, Quercus turbinella and Quercus × alvordiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ovoid. The epidermis is opaque, yellow green. Mines normally cross the midrib and consume 30%-95% of the leaf surface. The mines are solitary and normally have two folds, although occasionally there are three. The folds are parallel or at slight angles.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name is derived from the type-locality (Temblor Range) and the Latin suffix -ensis (denoting place, locality).
References
[edit]- ^ "The Leafmining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-23. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.