Cameraria sempervirensella
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| Species: | C. sempervirensella
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| Cameraria sempervirensella Opler & Davis, 1981[1]
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Cameraria sempervirensella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]
The length of the forewings is 3.5–5 mm.
The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is ovoid and the epidermis is opaque, tan. All mines cross the midrib and consume 70%-95% of the leaf surface. The mines are solitary and usually have two folds, but often one.
Etymology[]
The name of the species is derived from the specific name of its principle host, Chrysolepis sempervirens.
References[]
Categories:
- Cameraria (moth)
- Moths described in 1981
- Cameraria (moth) stubs
- Moths of North America
- Lepidoptera of the United States
- Leaf miners
- Fauna of California
- Taxa named by Donald R. Davis (entomologist)
- Taxa named by Paul A. Opler