About Cameraria aceriella (Clemens, 1859)
Cameraria aceriella, commonly known as the maple leafblotch miner, is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. It occurs in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario, and in the US states of Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Wisconsin. Adults of this species have a wingspan ranging from 7 to 9 mm, and can be seen flying from late May through June. The larvae of Cameraria aceriella feed on species of the maple genus Acer, specifically including Acer rubrum and Acer saccharinum, and they create mines within the leaves of their host plants. This species was first formally described by American entomologist James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.
