Cameraria conglomeratella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Illinois, Kentucky, Texas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia in the United States.[2]
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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. conglomeratella
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The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus bicolor, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus obtusifolia, Quercus obtusiloba and Quercus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the upperside of the leaf. The pupa is formed under a flat, nearly circular silken cocoon.
References edit
- ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Lithocolletis Hübner
- ^ "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". Archived from the original on 2023-11-10. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
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