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Cameraria bethunella

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Species of moth

Cameraria bethunella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species: C. bethunella
Binomial name
Cameraria bethunella
(Chambers, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis bethunella Chambers, 1871
  • Cameraria bethuneella (Chambers, 1878)
  • Cameraria bethuniella (Dyar, 1903)
  • Cameraria lebertella (Frey & Boll, 1878)

Cameraria bethunella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario and Quebec in Canada, and Illinois, Kentucky, Connecticut, Maine, New York and Texas in the United States.

The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata and Quercus species, including Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus rubra, Quercus tinctoria and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  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 2023-10-03.
  3. Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
Taxon identifiers
Cameraria bethunella


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