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Cameraria virgulata

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Cameraria virgulata

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Cameraria virgulata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the states of West Bengal and Karnataka in India, the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and from Nepal.

The wingspan is 5.1-6.1 mm.

The larvae feed on Butea species (including Butea monosperma), Desmodium species, Pongamia pinnata and Pueraria montana. 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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