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Cameraria macrocarpella

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Cameraria macrocarpella
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C. macrocarpella
Binomial name
Cameraria macrocarpella
(Frey & Boll, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis macrocarpella Frey & Boll, 1878

Cameraria macrocarpella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and New Jersey, Texas, Maine, Maryland, New York, Illinois and Vermont in the United States.[2]

The wingspan is 8.5–9 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species and Quercus macrocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

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