Biology:Cameraria castaneaeella

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Short description: Species of moth

Cameraria castaneaeella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. castaneaeella
Binomial name
Cameraria castaneaeella
(Chambers, 1875)[1]
Synonyms
  • (Walsingham, 1891) Chambers, 1875
  • Cameraria castaneella Lithocolletis castaneaeella
  • (Meyrick, 1912) Cameraria castanella

Cameraria castaneaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is from the United States (Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine and New York).[2]

The wingspan is 6-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species (including Castanea dentata and Castanea sativa) and Quercus species (including Quercus ilicifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular yellowish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. The larva hibernates on a slight bed of silk beneath the folded epidermis.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10744060 entry