Cameraria temblorensis

Cameraria temblorensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]

Cameraria temblorensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. temblorensis
Binomial name
Cameraria temblorensis
Opler & Davis, 1981[1]

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

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The specific name is derived from the type-locality (Temblor Range) and the Latin suffix -ensis (denoting place, locality).

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.