Cameraria agrifoliella

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Cameraria agrifoliella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. agrifoliella
Binomial name
Cameraria agrifoliella
(Braun, 1908) [1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis agrifoliellaBraun, 1908

Cameraria agrifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States, [2] and British Columbia, Canada. [3]

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Larva

The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Chrysolepis chrysophylla , Quercus agrifolia and Quercus virginiana . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the upperside of the leaf. It has an irregular shape, either circular or ovoid. The epidermis is opaque greenish yellow and often found across a midrib. The pupa is formed under a flat nearly circular semi-transparent web, the upper epidermis is thrown into a longitudinal fold.

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References

  1. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. ISBN   978-954-642-909-4. ISSN   1312-0174. OL   32898597M. Wikidata   Q97158808.{{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)