Cameraria virgulata

Cameraria virgulata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the states of West Bengal and Karnataka in India, the Ryukyu Islands of Japan and from Nepal.[2]

Cameraria virgulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Cameraria
Species:
C. virgulata
Binomial name
Cameraria virgulata
(Meyrick, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lithocolletis virgulata Meyrick, 1914

The wingspan is 5.1–6.1 mm.

The larvae feed on Butea species (including Butea monosperma), Desmodium species, Pongamia pinnata and Pueraria montana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf.

References
  1. A Contribution To The Knowledge Of The Malaysian Lithocolletin Ae (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera), With A Revision Of Indian Cameraria Associated With Leguminosae
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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