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| Cameraria hamameliella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. hamameliella
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| Cameraria hamameliella | |
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Cameraria hamameliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ontario, Québec, and Nova Scotia in Canada and throughout the eastern United States.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 7 mm (0.28 in).
The larvae feed on Hamamelis species, including Hamamelis virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
This species was first described by August Busck in 1903.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
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