| Cameraria umbellulariae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. umbellulariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria umbellulariae (Walsingham, 1889)[1] | |
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Cameraria umbellulariae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]
The wingspan is about 9 mm.
The larvae feed on Umbellularia californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large diffused blister-like mine on the upperside of the leaves. The pupa is enclosed in a semi-transparent flat oval silken web, within the mine.
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 2023-10-03.
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