Biology:Cameraria affinis

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Short description: Species of moth

Cameraria affinis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. affinis
Binomial name
Cameraria affinis
(Frey & Boll, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis affinis Frey & Boll, 1876

Cameraria affinis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and the United States (including Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Kentucky).[2][3]

The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera × bella, Symphoricarpos species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) and Triosteum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5026031 entry