Cameraria castaneaeella

Cameraria castaneaeella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Cameraria
Species:	C. castaneaeella
Binomial name
	Cameraria castaneaeella; (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
	Lithocolletis castaneaeella Chambers, 1875 ; Cameraria castaneella (Meyrick, 1912) ; Cameraria castanella (Walsingham, 1891) ;

Cameraria castaneaeella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is from the United States (Connecticut, Kentucky, Ohio, Maine and New York).^[2]

The wingspan is 6-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea species (including Castanea dentata and Castanea sativa) and Quercus species (including Quercus ilicifolia). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

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[1] Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner

[2] "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.

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