Comprehensive Description
provided by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Cameraria mendocinensis
DIAGNOSIS.—This species agrees with both Cameraria lobatiella and C. sadlerianella in maculation and genital morphology. It differs from C. lobatiella in possessing more narrow wings (see Table 2) and from C. sadlerianella in having shorter wings. The larva is a solitary miner, so far reported only from Quercus garryana and Quercus lobata.
MALE.—Length of forewing: 3.5–4 mm. As described for C. lobatiella.
Genitalia: As in Figure 37 (drawn from DRD 3052).
FEMALE.—Length of forewing: 3.8–4 mm. As described for male of C. lobatiella.
Genitalia: As in Figure 100 (drawn from USNM 21261).
TYPE MATERIAL.—Holotype: , 4 mi [6.4 km] W Eel River Ranger Station, Mendocino Co., California, 9 Jun 1972, J. Powell No. 72F1 (em. 27 Jun 1972), reared Quercus garryana; J. Powell; deposited in the California Academy of Sciences on indefinite loan from the University of California, Berkeley.
Allotype: , same data as holotype. UCB.
Paratypes: 12 specimens. CALIFORNIA. MENDOCINO CO., same data as holotype except: 5, 3, (em. 27–29 Jun 1972). SHASTA CO.: Redding, 1, 23 Jul 1969, JP 69G40 (em. 1 Aug 1969), reared Quercus lobata. TRINITY CO.: Forest Glen, 1, 1 Sep 1973, JP 73J1 (em. 27 Feb 1974), reared Quercus garryana. OREGON. POLK CO.: Eola Hills, 4 air mi [6.4 km] NW Salem, 2, 24 Jun 1975, JP 75F21 (em. 12 Jul 1975), reared Quercus garryana. Paratypes deposited in BM(NH), CAS, LACM, UCB, UCD, and USNM collections.
HOST.—Quercus garryana Douglas, Quercus lobata Neé.
MINE.—Not examined.
LIFE HISTORY.—The life history of this species is similar to that of Cameraria lobatiella in being multivoltine, with the pupa overwintering inside the mine.
- bibliographic citation
- Opler, P. A. and Davis, Donald R. 1981. "The Leaf Mining Moths of the Genus Cameraria Associated with Fagaceae in California (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-58. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.333
Cameraria mendocinensis: Brief Summary
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Cameraria mendocinensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from California, United States.
The length of the forewings is 3.5–4 mm (0.14–0.16 in).
The larvae feed on Quercus garryana and Quercus lobata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place within the mine. It overwinters as a pupa.
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