An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne in a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; it includes some 500 species, both deciduous and evergreen. Fossil oaks date back to the Middle Eocene. Molecular phylogeny shows that the genus is divided into Old World and New World clades, but many oak species hybridise freely, making the genus's history difficult to resolve.
Tischerioidea is the superfamily of "trumpet" leaf miner moths. The superfamily contains just one family, Tischeriidae, and traditionally one genus, Tischeria, but currently three genera are recognised, widespread around the world including South America, except for Australasia. This is one candidate as the sister group of the bulk of Lepidoptera, the Ditrysia, and they have a monotrysian type of female reproductive system. These small moths are leaf-miners in the caterpillar stage, feeding mainly on Fagaceae, Asteraceae, and Malvaceae (Astrotischeria), and some also on Rhamnaceae, Tiliaceae, and Rosaceae.
The chestnut clearwing moth was a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It was endemic to the United States. It is characterized by clear wings and a dark and metallic blue abdomen seemingly wrapped in a yellow band of color. By 1996 it had become extinct due to chestnut blight obliterating its primary food source, the American chestnut.
Tischeria is a genus of moths in the family Tischeriidae. The genus Coptotriche was long treated as a synonym of Tischeria, but is now considered distinct.
Tischeria decidua is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in Central and Southern Europe, but has recently expanded its range and has been spotted in the Netherlands and Poland.
Tischeria ekebladella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in most of Europe and the Caucasus.
Tischeria ekebladioides is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from Spain, Portugal and Tunisia.
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.
Tischeria pulvella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was identified and described in Texas, United States, in 1878 by Vactor Tousey Chambers.
Tischeria ceanothi is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from California and Nevada in the United States.
Tischeria unicolor is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from St. Croix in the Virgin Islands.
Tischeria elongata is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from Guerrero in Mexico.
Tischeria gouaniae is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from Belize.
Tischeria bifurcata is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known in the United States from Arizona and California.
Tischeria urticicolella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Tischeria antilope is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from Namibia.
Tischeria sparmanniae is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.
Coptotriche rosella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Astrotischeria astericola is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was originally described by Annette Frances Braun as Tischeria astericola in 1972. It is found in eastern North American woodlands.
Tischeria gaunacella is a species of lyonetiid moth in the family Tischeriidae.
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