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Cameraria umbellulariae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gracillariidae

Scientific name
  
Cameraria umbellulariae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Cameraria

Rank
  
Species

Cameraria umbellulariae

Cameraria umbellulariae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from California, United States.

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The larvae feed on Umbellularia californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a large diffused blister-like mine on the upperside of the leaves. The pupa is enclosed in a semi-transparent flat oval silken web, within the mine.

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Cameraria umbellulariae Wikipedia