Cameraria temblorensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Cameraria |
Species: | C. temblorensis |
Binomial name | |
Cameraria temblorensis Opler & Davis, 1981 |
Cameraria temblorensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.
The length of the forewings is 3–4 mm (0.12–0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Quercus douglasii, Quercus dumosa, Quercus dumosa × engelmanii, Quercus engelmannii, Quercus turbinella and Quercus × alvordiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ovoid. The epidermis is opaque, yellow green. Mines normally cross the midrib and consume 30%-95% of the leaf surface. The mines are solitary and normally have two folds, although occasionally there are three. The folds are parallel or at slight angles.
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the type-locality (Temblor Range) and the Latin suffix -ensis (denoting place, locality).
References
- "The Leafmining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-23. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Cameraria temblorensis |
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