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Oak blotch miner moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Tischeria
Species:	T. quercitella
Binomial name
Tischeria quercitella Clemens, 1863
Synonyms
Tischeria tinctoriella Chambers, 1875

Tischeria quercitella, the oak blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It has been sighted in North America in Ontario, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata,Castanea sativa, Castanea crenata, Castanea ozarkensis, Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. Nearctic Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. "Tischeria quercitella". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
4. ^ Hough, Karissa E; Eiseman, Charles S; Perreault, Stephane; McGuinness, Hugh; Burke, Russell L; Nieto-Fernandez, Fernando E (8 June 2024). "Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY". Environmental Entomology. doi:10.1093/ee/nvae050.
5. Godfrey, George L.; Cashatt, Everett D.; Glenn, Murray O. (1987). "Microlepidoptera from the Sandy Creek and Illinois River Region". Illinois Natural History Survey. Retrieved 2024-06-26.
6. "Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group". Microleps. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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• Tischeriidae
• Moths described in 1863
• Taxa named by James Brackenridge Clemens
• Lepidoptera of the United States
• Lepidoptera of Canada
• Leaf miners
• Tischerioidea stubs