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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Lithocolletinae » Cameraria » Cameraria macrocarpella - Hodges#0828 (Cameraria macrocarpella)

Species Cameraria macrocarpella - Hodges#0828

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Subfamily Lithocolletinae
Genus Cameraria
Species macrocarpella (Cameraria macrocarpella - Hodges#0828)
Hodges Number
0828
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cameraria macrocarpella (Frey & Boll, 1878)
Lithocolletis macrocarpella Frey & Boll, 1878
Numbers
There are more than 53 species of the genus Cameraria in America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Braun (1908) listed the wingspan as 8.5-9 mm. (2)
Identification
Determined by Terry Harrison.
Range
Minnesota to Maine, south to Texas and Georgia.
Season
The adults are most common from April to August. (1)
Food
The larval host plants include Castanea spp. and Quercus macrocarpa.
Print References
Braun, Annette F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. University of Cincinnati, 328. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (1)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.North American Moth Photographers Group
2.Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
Annette F. Braun. 1908. University of Cincinnati.
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 11 August, 2013 - 4:46pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 1:35pm

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