Cameraria umbellulariae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. umbellulariae
Binomial name
Cameraria umbellulariae
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis umbellulariae Walsingham, 1889

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

  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.


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