Cameraria picturatella

Cameraria picturatella
Yellow and brown Cameraria picturatella moth larvae on a leaf
Cameraria picturatella moth larvae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. picturatella
Binomial name
Cameraria picturatella
(Braun, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis picturatella Braun, 1916

Cameraria picturatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Maine in the United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Myrica caroliniensis and Myrica pensylvanica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  2. ^ "HOSTS - the Hostplants and Caterpillars Database at the Natural History Museum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-17.


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