Cameraria mendocinensis

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

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

The length of the forewings is 3.5-4 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus garryana and Quercus lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place within the mine. It overwinters as a pupa.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 2/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.