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Cameraria picturatella

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Cameraria picturatella
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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. The mine has the form of a brownish blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.[2]

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