Cameraria picturatella (Braun, 1916) is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Cameraria picturatella (Braun, 1916)

Cameraria picturatella (Braun, 1916)

Cameraria picturatella is a gracillariid moth found in northeastern US, whose larvae mine leaves of two Myrica species.

Genus
Cameraria
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Cameraria picturatella (Braun, 1916)

Cameraria picturatella (originally described by Braun in 1916) is a moth species that belongs to the family Gracillariidae. This species has been recorded in the US states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Maine. The larvae of Cameraria picturatella feed on the plant species Myrica caroliniensis and Myrica pensylvanica. Larvae create mines within the leaves of these host plants as they feed.

Photo: (c) Fritz McEvoy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fritz McEvoy · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Cameraria

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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