Cameraria_serpentinensis

<i>Cameraria serpentinensis</i>

Cameraria serpentinensis

Species of moth

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

Quick Facts Cameraria serpentinensis, Scientific classification ...

The length of the forewings is 3.2-4.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus douglasii, Quercus dumosa, Quercus durata and Quercus × alvordiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ovoid. The epidermis is opaque, brown. All mines cross the midrib and consume 60%-90% of the leaf surface. The mines are solitary and normally with two folds, but rarely one. These folds are not necessarily parallel to each other. The leaf is bowed up with a sunken area at the middle of leaf.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the type of soil (i.e., serpentine) on which one of its host occurs.

References

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


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