Biology:Cameraria gaultheriella

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Short description: Species of moth

Cameraria gaultheriella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. gaultheriella
Binomial name
Cameraria gaultheriella
(Walsingham, 1889)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis gaultheriella Walsingham, 1889

Cameraria gaultheriella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia, Canada, and California , Oregon and Maine in the United States.[2][3] It is an adventive species in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom , but is not established.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Gaultheria species, including Gaultheria shallon. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5026068 entry