Oak blotch miner moth | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Tischeria |
Species: | T. quercitella |
Binomial name | |
Tischeria quercitella | |
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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]