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Cameraria nemoris

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Cameraria nemoris
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C. nemoris
Binomial name
Cameraria nemoris
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis nemoris Walsingham, 1889

Cameraria nemoris is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from British Columbia in Canada, and California and Maine in the United States.[2][3]

The wingspan is about 8 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium ovatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References

  1. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  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.