Biology:Cameraria fletcherella

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Short description: Species of moth

Cameraria fletcherella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. fletcherella
Binomial name
Cameraria fletcherella
(Braun, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis fletcherella Braun, 1908

Cameraria fletcherella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Québec and Ontario in Canada and Illinois and Maine in the United States.[2][3]

The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.

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

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5026067 entry