Cameraria anomala

Cameraria anomala is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.[2]

Cameraria anomala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Cameraria
Species:
C. anomala
Binomial name
Cameraria anomala
Opler & Davis, 1981[1]

The length of the forewings is 3–4.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia and Quercus wislizeni. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the Greek anomalus (meaning uneven, irregular) in reference to the highly irregular margin of the male valvae.

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