Tischeria quercitella

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Oak blotch miner moth
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Tischeria
Species:
T. quercitella
Binomial name
Tischeria quercitella
Synonyms
  • Tischeria tinctoriella Chambers, 1875

Tischeria quercitella, the oak blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It has been sighted in North America in Ontario, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.[2][3]

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina.[citation needed] They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a distinctive upperside blotch. It is the only species of the oak-feeding group of North American Tischeria species that constructs a nidus as a pupal chamber within the mine.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nearctic Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Tischeria quercitella". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group". Microleps. Retrieved 20 July 2015.