Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Tischeriidae Scientific name Tischeria quercitella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Tischeria Rank Species | |
Similar Coptotriche citrinipennella, Tischeria, Acrolophus popeanella, Acrolophus plumifrontella, Leaf blotch miner moth | ||
Tischeria quercitella, the oak blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It has been sighted in North America in Ontario, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a distinctive upperside blotch. It is the only species of the oak-feeding group of North American Tischeria species that constructs a nidus as a pupal chamber within the mine.
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