Cameraria affinis
Encyclopedia
Cameraria affinis is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family. It is known from Quebec
and the United States
(including Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Kentucky).
The larva
e feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera × bella Zabel 'albida'), Symphoricarpos
species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
) and Triosteum angustifolium
. They mine
the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family. It is known from Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(including Connecticut, Texas, Utah and Kentucky).
The larva
Larva
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle...
e feed on Lonicera species (including Lonicera × bella Zabel 'albida'), Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos
Symphoricarpos, with common names in English of Snowberry, Waxberry or Ghostberry, is a small genus of about 15 species of deciduous shrubs in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae. All species are natives of North and Central America, except one native to western China...
species (including Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, commonly called coralberry, buckbrush or Indian currant is a woody species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family.-Description:...
) and Triosteum angustifolium
Triosteum angustifolium
Triosteum angustifolium, commonly known as yellow horse gentian , is a species of flowering plant of the Caprifoliaceae family. It is found Eastern North America, primarily in Limestone regions....
. They mine
Leaf miner
Leaf miner is a term used to describe the larvae of many different species of insect which live in and eat the leaf tissue of plants. The vast majority of leaf-mining insects are moths , sawflies and flies , though some beetles and wasps also exhibit this behavior.Like Woodboring beetles, leaf...
the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small blotch mine on the underside of the leaf.