Tischeria quercitella

Oak blotch miner moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Tischeria
Species:	T. quercitella
Binomial name
Tischeria quercitella Clemens, 1863 [1]
Synonyms
Tischeria tinctoriellaChambers, 1875

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. ^{[2] [3]}

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata , Castanea sativa , ^[4] Castanea crenata , ^[4] Castanea ozarkensis , ^[4] Quercus alba , Quercus ilicifolia , Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina . ^[5] They mine the leaves of their host plant. ^[6]

References

1. Stonis, J. R. "Global diversity & phylogeny of Tischeriidae". life4diversity.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
2. "Tischeria quercitella". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
3. "Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
4. Hough, Karissa E; Eiseman, Charles S; Perreault, Stephane; McGuinness, Hugh; Burke, Russell L; Nieto-Fernandez, Fernando E (June 8, 2024). "Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY". Environmental Entomology. 53 (4): 659–664. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvae050 . PMID   38850569.
5. Godfrey, George L.; Cashatt, Everett D.; Glenn, Murray O. (1987). Microlepidoptera from the Sandy Creek and Illinois River Region. Vol. 7. Illinois Natural History Survey. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
6. "Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group". Microleps. Retrieved July 20, 2015.