Cameraria hamadryadella

The solitary oak leafminer (Cameraria hamadryadella) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Manitoba) and the United States (including Kentucky, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Vermont, Maine, Michigan, Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Texas and Connecticut).[2]

Cameraria hamadryadella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Cameraria
Species:
C. hamadryadella
Binomial name
Cameraria hamadryadella
(Clemens, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis hamadryadella Clemens, 1859
  • Cameraria alternata (Chambers, 1878)
  • Cameraria alternatella (Zeller, 1875)
  • Cameraria hamadryella (Frey & Boll, 1878)
Damage
Cameraria hamadryadella, solitary oak leafminer
Cameraria hamadryadella, solitary oak leafminer, Size: 3.5 mm

The wingspan is 6.5-8.5 mm. Adults are on wing in spring in two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Gaylussacia and Quercus species, including Quercus alba, Quercus benderi, Quercus bicolor, Quercus coccinea, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus lyrata, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus marilandica, Quercus obtusiloba, Quercus prinoides, Quercus prinus, Quercus robur, Quercus rubra, Quercus stellata and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of an upperside blotch. They overwinter in leaf litter as diapausing larvae within the leaf mine.[3]

References
  1. Bug Guide
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. Causes of vertical stratification in the density of Cameraria hamadryadella


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