Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Cameraria virgulata | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cameraria Rank Species | |
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.
References
Cameraria virgulata Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA