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Species Cameraria corylisella - Hodges#0817

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Blotch mines on hazelnut - Cameraria corylisella Blotch mines on hazelnut - Cameraria corylisella 0817 Cameraria corylisella on hazelnut - Cameraria corylisella micro moth - Cameraria corylisella Pennsylvania Moth - Cameraria corylisella Cameraria corylisella Moth - Cameraria corylisella Cameraria corylisella
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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 corylisella (Cameraria corylisella - Hodges#0817)

Hodges Number

0817

Explanation of Names

Author: Chambers, 1871
"corylisella" refers to the first documented host plant, Corylus (hazelnut)

Remarks

Lavae form nearly circular, brownish-yellow blotch mines on the upper sides of leaves in the birch family: hazelnut (Corylus), musclewood (Carpinus), and hophornbeam (Ostrya).

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 8 June, 2011 - 7:11am
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 30 August, 2024 - 8:22am

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