Species Cameraria caryaefoliella - Pecan Leafminer - Hodges#0811

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · 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 caryaefoliella (Pecan Leafminer - Hodges#0811)

Hodges Number

0811

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Cameraria caryaefoliella (Clemens, 1859)

Lithocolletis caryaefoliella Clemens, 1859

* phylogenetic sequence #023275

Explanation of Names

Specific name caryaefoliella means the "leaves of hickory" (Carya).

Size

Wingspan 6-7 mm. (1)

Range

Eastern half of the United States. (2)

Food

Larvae mine the leaves of pecan, hickory, and sometimes walnut and butternut. (1)

Print References

Braun, A.F. 1908. Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 34: 325-326, pl.23, f.8 (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner Annette F. Braun. 1908. University of Cincinnati.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by v belov on 28 April, 2011 - 1:39pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 July, 2013 - 7:43pm

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