Cameraria virgulata

Cameraria virgulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cameraria
Species:	C. virgulata
Binomial name
	Cameraria virgulata; (Meyrick, 1914)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis virgulataMeyrick, 1914;

Last updated October 03, 2025

Cameraria virgulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the states of West Bengal and Karnataka in India, the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and from Nepal.^[2]

The wingspan is 5.1–6.1 mm.

The larvae feed on Butea species (including Butea monosperma ), Desmodium species, Pongamia pinnata and Pueraria montana . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References

↑ "A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
↑ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

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[1] "A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-19.

[2] "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

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