Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Cameraria gaultheriella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cameraria Rank Species | |
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Cameraria gaultheriella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from British Columbia, Canada, and California, Oregon and Maine in the United States. It is an adventive species in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, but is not established.
The wingspan is 10-11 mm.
The larvae feed on Gaultheria species, including Gaultheria shallon. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.
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