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Cameraria ostryarella

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Cameraria ostryarella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. ostryarella
Binomial name
Cameraria ostryarella
(Chambers, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis ostryarella Chambers, 1871
  • Cameraria ostryaeella (Chambers, 1871)
  • Cameraria ostryella (Meyrick, 1912)

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

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Ostrya species, including Ostrya virginiana and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  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 2020-03-22.
  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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