Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Cameraria affinis | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cameraria Rank Species | |
Cameraria affinis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and the United States (including Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Kentucky).
The larvae feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera × bella Zabel 'albida'), Symphoricarpos species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus) and Triosteum angustifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.
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