Cameraria corylisella

Cameraria corylisella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. corylisella
Binomial name
Cameraria corylisella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis corylisella Chambers, 1871
  • Cameraria bifasciella Walsingham, 1907
  • Cameraria corylella (Meyrick, 1912)
  • Cameraria coryliella (Chambers, 1871)
  • Cameraria coryliella (Chambers, 1879)

Cameraria corylisella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada, and Kentucky, Wisconsin, Maine, New York, Connecticut and Vermont in the United States.[2][3]

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Carpinus americana, Carpinus caroliniana, Corylus species (including Corylus americana) and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  3. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.


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