Cameraria sadlerianella

Cameraria sadlerianella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Infraorder:	Heteroneura
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cameraria
Species:	C. sadlerianella
Binomial name
	Cameraria sadlerianella; Opler & Davis, 1981

Cameraria sadlerianella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California and Oregon in the United States.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 4.3-4.9 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus sadleriana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the upperside of the leaf. It is ovoid to triangular. The epidermis is opaque with a yellow tan. The mine is usually located on one side of the midrib with one mine edge oriented adjacent to the midrib. The species is solitary with usually one mine per leaf. Normally, there is one longitudinal fold.

Etymology

The name of the new species is derived from the specific name of its host, Quercus sadleriana.

References

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[1] The Leafmining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)^{[permanent dead link]}

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