Cameraria anomala

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

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

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.

References

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