Cameraria obstrictella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Cameraria
Species
Cameraria obstrictella
Scientific Name
Cameraria obstrictella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Cameraria obstrictella

Cameraria obstrictella is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is known from eastern Canada (Ontario and Quebec) and the eastern United States (New York, Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, Vermont and Pennsylvania).

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus acuminata, Quercus alba, Quercus montana, Quercus muehlenbergii, Quercus rubra, Quercus tinctoria and Quercus velutina, as well as Myrica cerifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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Cameraria obstrictella
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