Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Cameraria platanoidiella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cameraria Rank Species | |
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Cameraria platanoidiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Connecticut, New York and Ohio in the United States.
The wingspan is 6.5-8 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor and Quercus macrocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. The larva is of the flat type, and when mature spins an oval flat cocoon.
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