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Species Cameraria quercivorella - Hodges#0835

Cameraria quercivorella - Hodges #0835 (Cameraria quercivorella) - Cameraria quercivorella Unidentified - Cameraria quercivorella Unknown Moth - Cameraria quercivorella Leigh Farm Park leaf miner on Quercus falcata D420 2017 1 - Cameraria quercivorella St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus nigra SA1089 2017 1 - Cameraria quercivorella St. Andrews Leaf miner on Quercus virginiana maybe SA1280 2018 1 - Cameraria quercivorella St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus virginiana SA1707A Cameraria 2020 5 - Cameraria quercivorella St. Andrews leaf miner on Quercus virginiana SA1707A Cameraria 2020 9 - Cameraria quercivorella
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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 quercivorella (Cameraria quercivorella - Hodges#0835)
Hodges Number
0835
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cameraria quercivorella (Chambers, 1879)
Lithocolletis quercivorella (Chambers, 1879)
Phylogenetic sequence #024025
Size
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm (1)
Food
Larvae feed on Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. a
See Also
Cameraria conglomeratella
Cameraria ulmella
Print References
Braun, A.F., 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner, p. 334 (1); plate 23, Fig. 18
Internet References
Moth Photographer's Group – images of live adults
BOLD Systems – images of DNA supported specimens
Works Cited
1.Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
Annette F. Braun. 1908. University of Cincinnati.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 3 April, 2008 - 6:10pm
Additional contributions by Bob Patterson, Steve Nanz, Robert Lord Zimlich
Last updated 17 November, 2015 - 3:55am

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