Cameraria walsinghami is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]
| Cameraria walsinghami | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Cameraria |
| Species: | C. walsinghami
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| Binomial name | |
| Cameraria walsinghami Opler & Davis, 1981[1]
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The length of the forewings is 4.5-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is oblong and the epidermis is opaque yellow tan. The mines are usually found on both sides of the midrib or, rarely, to one side of the midrib on larger leaves. The mines are always solitary, with one or two short longitudinal folds, always at the edge of the leaf.
Etymology edit
The species is named in honor of Lord Walsingham (Thomas de Grey), a pioneer microlepidopterist who had collected extensively in the general areas of the type-locality during 1871-1872.
References edit
- ^ "The Leafmining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-12. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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