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Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROLEPIIDAE-
ADELIDAE-Fairy moths
AMPHISBATIDAE-
AUTOSTICHIDAE-
BATRACHEDRIDAE-Batrachedrid Moths
BEDELLIIDAE-Bedelliid Moths
BLASTOBASIDAE-
BOMBYCIDAE-
BUCCULATRICIDAE-
CARPOSINIDAE-
CHOREUTIDAE-Metalmark Moths
COLEOPHORIDAE-Casebearer Moths and Relatives
COSMOPTERIGIDAE-Cosmopterigid Moths
COSSIDAE-Carpenter Moths, Goat Moths
CRAMBIDAE-Grass Moths, Snout Moths
DEPRESSARIIDAE-
DREPANIDAE-Hook-tips and Thyatirid Moths
ELACHISTIDAE-Grassminer Moths and Relatives
EPERMENIIDAE-
EPIPYROPIDAE-
EREBIDAE-Erebid Moths
ERIOCRANIIDAE-
EUTELIIDAE-
GALACTICIDAE-
GELECHIIDAE-Gelechiid Moths; Twirler Moths
GEOMETRIDAE-Geometer Moths, Loopers
GLYPHIDOCERIDAE-
GLYPHIPTERIGIDAE-Sedge Moths
GRACILLARIIDAE-Leafblotch miner moths
HELIOZELIDAE-Shield bearer moths
HEPIALIDAE-Ghost or Swift Moths
HYBLAEIDAE-
INCURVARIIDAE-
LASIOCAMPIDAE-Tent Caterpillar Moths, Lappet Moths
LECITHOCERIDAE-Long-horned Moths
LIMACODIDAE-Slug Caterpillar Moths
LYONETIIDAE-Lyonetiid Moths
MEGALOPYGIDAE-Flannel Moths
MICROPTERIGIDAE-Mandibulate Moths
MIMALLONIDAE-
MOMPHIDAE-Mompha Moths
NEPTICULIDAE-Minute leaf miners
NOCTUIDAE-Owlet Moths
NOLIDAE-
NOTODONTIDAE-Prominents
OECOPHORIDAE-Oecophorid Moths
OPOSTEGIDAE-
PELEOPODIDAE-
PLUTELLIDAE-Diamondback Moths
PRODOXIDAE-Yucca Moths
PSYCHIDAE-Bagworm Moths
PTEROPHORIDAE-Plume Moths
PYRALIDAE-Pyralid Moths, Snout Moths
SATURNIIDAE-Giant Silkworm Moths
SCHRECKENSTEINIIDAE-Schreckensteiniid Moths
SESIIDAE-Clearwing Moths
SPHINGIDAE-Sphinx Moths
THYATIRIDAE-
THYRIDIDAE-Window-winged Moths
TINEIDAE-Clothes moths
TISCHERIIDAE-Tischerid Moths
TORTRICIDAE-Leafroller Moths
URANIIDAE-
URODIDAE-Urodid Moths
XYLORYCTIDAE-
YPONOMEUTIDAE-Ermine Moths
YPSOLOPHIDAE-Ypsolophid Moths
ZYGAENIDAE-
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Gracillariidae Members:
Acrocercops albinatella
Acrocercops astericola
Acrocercops unidentified species
Anarsioses aberrans
Aristaea pennsylvaniella
Caloptilia alnivorella
Caloptilia azaleella
Caloptilia belfragella
Caloptilia bimaculatella
Caloptilia blandella
Caloptilia cornusella
Caloptilia coroniella
Caloptilia flavella
Caloptilia glutinella
Caloptilia hypericella
Caloptilia invariabilis
Caloptilia juglandiella
Caloptilia negundella
Caloptilia ostryaeella
Caloptilia packardella
Caloptilia paradoxum
Caloptilia porphyretica
Caloptilia rhoifoliella
Caloptilia sassafrasella
Caloptilia serotinella
Caloptilia stigmatella
Caloptilia superbifrontella
Caloptilia triadicae
Caloptilia umbratella
Caloptilia unidentified species
Caloptilia violacella
Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aesculisella
Cameraria arcuella
Cameraria bethunella
Cameraria betulivora
Cameraria caryaefoliella
Cameraria castaneaeella
Cameraria cincinnatiella
Cameraria conglomeratella
Cameraria corylisella
Cameraria fletcherella
Cameraria guttifinitella
Cameraria hamadryadella
Cameraria hamameliella
Cameraria lentella
Cameraria macrocarpella
Cameraria obstrictella
Cameraria ostryarella
Cameraria picturatella
Cameraria quercivorella
Cameraria saccharella
Cameraria tubiferella
Cameraria ulmella
Cameraria unidentified species
Chrysaster ostensackenella
Cremastobombycia ignota
Cremastobombycia solidaginis
Cremastobombycia unidentified species
Cryptolectica strigosa
Leucanthiza amphicarpeaefoliella
Leucospilapteryx unidentified species
Leucospilapteryx venustella
Macrosaccus morrisella
Macrosaccus robiniella
Macrosaccus uhlerella
Marmara apocynella
Marmara auratella
Marmara fasciella
Marmara fraxinicola
Marmara new species 1 - on Symplocos
Marmara new species 10 - on Benthamidia and Swida
Marmara new species 11 - on Dysphania or Chenopodium
Marmara new species 12 - on Euphorbia
Marmara new species 13 - on Gardenia
Marmara new species 14 - on Gelsemium
Marmara new species 15 - on Ilex spp.
Marmara new species 16 - on Impatiens
Marmara new species 17 - on Iva spp.
Marmara new species 18 - on Liquidambar
Marmara new species 19 - on Morella
Marmara new species 2 - on Clematis
Marmara new species 20 - on Nyssa
Marmara new species 21 - on Oxydendrum leaf
Marmara new species 22 - on Oxydendrum stem
Marmara new species 23 - on Passiflora
Marmara new species 24 - on Quercus alba
Marmara new species 25 - on Quercus margaretiae and virginiana
Marmara new species 26 - on Rosa
Marmara new species 27 - on Senna
Marmara new species 28 - on Ulmus
Marmara new species 29 - on Vaccinium
Marmara new species 3 - on Acer spp.
Marmara new species 4 - on Acer negundo
Marmara new species 5 - on Borrichia
Marmara new species 6 - on Carpinus
Marmara new species 7 - on Ostrya
Marmara new species 8 - on Carya spp.
Marmara new species 9 - on Cercis
Marmara serotinella
Marmara smilacisella
Marmara unidentified species
Marmara viburnella
Micrurapteryx salicifoliella
Neurobathra strigifinitella
Neurobathra unidentified species
New genus and species near Neurobathra
Parectopa lespedezaefoliella
Parectopa plantaginisella
Parectopa robiniella
Parectopa unidentified species
Parornix geminatella
Parornix obliterella
Parornix preciosella
Parornix unidentified species
Parornix vicinella
Phyllocnistis ampelopsiella
Phyllocnistis hyperpersea
Phyllocnistis insignis
Phyllocnistis liquidambarisella
Phyllocnistis liriodendronella
Phyllocnistis New Species one
Phyllocnistis subpersea
Phyllocnistis unidentified species
Phyllocnistis vitegenella
Phyllocnistis vitifoliella
Phyllonorycter aeriferella
Phyllonorycter albanotella
Phyllonorycter argentifimbriella
Phyllonorycter argentinotella
Phyllonorycter auronitens
Phyllonorycter basistrigella
Phyllonorycter caryaealbella
Phyllonorycter celtifoliella
Phyllonorycter celtisella
Phyllonorycter crataegella
Phyllonorycter diversella
Phyllonorycter fitchella
Phyllonorycter intermixta
Phyllonorycter lucetiella
Phyllonorycter lucidicostella
Phyllonorycter maestingella
Phyllonorycter mariaeella
Phyllonorycter martiella
Phyllonorycter New Species one
Phyllonorycter obscuricostella
Phyllonorycter occitanica
Phyllonorycter ostryaefoliella
Phyllonorycter propinquinella
Phyllonorycter quercialbella
Phyllonorycter rhododendrella
Phyllonorycter salicifoliella
Phyllonorycter scudderella
Phyllonorycter tiliacella
Phyllonorycter trinotella
Phyllonorycter unidentified species
Phyllonorycter viburnella
Porphyrosela desmodiella
Porphyrosela minuta
Porphyrosela unidentified species
Povolnya quercinigrella
Telamoptilia hibiscivora
Cameraria
Members:
Cameraria aceriella
Cameraria aesculisella
Cameraria arcuella
Cameraria bethunella
Cameraria betulivora
Cameraria caryaefoliella
Cameraria castaneaeella
Cameraria cincinnatiella
Cameraria conglomeratella
Cameraria corylisella
Cameraria fletcherella
Cameraria guttifinitella
Cameraria hamadryadella
Cameraria hamameliella
Cameraria lentella
Cameraria macrocarpella
Cameraria obstrictella
Cameraria ostryarella
Cameraria picturatella
Cameraria quercivorella
Cameraria saccharella
Cameraria tubiferella
Cameraria ulmella
Cameraria unidentified species
4 NC Records
Cameraria macrocarpella
(Frey & Boll, 1878) - No Common Name
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea
Family:
Gracillariidae
Subfamily:
Lithocolletinae
P3 Number:
33a0250
MONA Number:
828.00
Comments:
Cameraria
is a genus of leaf-mining micromoths. Many species are stenophagous and specialize on a small number of closely related host species. There are currently more than 50 described species in North America.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions:
Online Resources:
MPG
,
BugGuide
,
iNaturalist
,
Google
,
BAMONA
,
GBIF
,
BOLD
Technical Description, Adults:
Braun, 1908.
Adult Markings:
The face and palpi are white, and the antennae are whitish with brown annulations above. The head tuft is white and mixed with brown and saffron scales. The dorsum of the thorax is brownish saffron, and more-or-less ringed with white. Sometimes almost the entire upper thorax is white. The forewings are brownish saffron. A broad, curved, white basal streak runs from the inner margin to the fold (occasionally as far as to the first fascia), and is densely dusted behind with blackish scales. There are two white fasciae that are angulated near the costa; one occurs at the basal third of the wing and the other at the middle of the wing. The dorsal arm of each is slightly curved rearward. Each fascia is margined on the anterior (basal) edge by a few black scales near the costal and the dorsal margins. On the posterior edge, the costal arm of each has a few black scales near the costa, while the dorsal arm is densely dusted with blackish scales that extend posteriorly at the angle. A white costal streak at two-thirds is dusted with blackish scales. Opposite it is an oblique curved dorsal streak, dusted behind with blackish scales that extend into the dusted apical portion. Before the apex is a white costal streak with a few black scales before it on the costa. The apical part of the wing is dusted with black on a white ground. In the cilia, there is a small pencil of dark brown scales that extend outwards from the apex. The marginal line in the cilia is brownish, with a few blackish scales intermixed. The hindwing is brownish gray, with somewhat lighter cilia. The Abdomen of the male is dark gray, while that of the female are lighter and somewhat ocherous. The legs and tarsi are whitish and spotted with dark brown to blackish marks.
Braun (1908) noted that this species most closely resembles
C. cincinnatiella
, but differs from
C. cincinnatiella
by being larger, by having a darker and less shiny ground color on the forewings, by having more oblique and slightly curved dorsal streaks, and by having a tuft of dark brown scales in the apical cilia, which is lacking in
C. cincinnatiella
. The mine of
C. macrocarpella
also differs from that of
C. cincinnatiella
in that it contains a single larva versus multiple larvae in
C. cincinnatiella
.
Wingspan:
8.5-9 mm (Braun, 1908).
Adult ID Requirements:
Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development:
The natural history of the larval stage is poorly documented. The larvae mine the upper surfaces of leaves and produce blotch mines (Braun, 1908). There is a single larva in each mine.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
Populations of
C. macrocarpella
have been found at scattered localities in eastern North America from southern Ontario and Quebec, eastward to Vermont and Maine, and southwestward to as far south as Texas. This species appears to be absent from most of the southeastern US. Our one record as of 2022 is from a low-elevation site in the mountains.
County Map:
Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Flight Comments:
Adults are active from the spring leaf-out until late summer.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
This species is associated with a variety of mesic to dry hardwood forests that support American Chestnut.
Larval Host Plants:
The only documented host plants are the American Chestnut (
Castanea dentata
) and Bur Oak (
Quercus macrocarpa
).
Castanea
is the presumed natural host In North Carolina, since Bur Oak is not native to the state. Bur Oak is occasionally planted as an ornamental in North Carolina and may function as a secondary host. -
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Observation Methods:
The adults occasionally visit lights and can be reared from mines on the host plants.
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for
Chestnut Forests
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
GNR S1S3
State Protection:
Comments:
In North Carolina,
C. macrocarpella
appears to be strongly dependent on American Chestnut for successful reproduction. It is likely that populations of
C. macrocarpella
have declined historically due to the decimation of American Chestnuts within the state. As a leaf miner, this species is likely to be able to make use of the foliage of sapling American Chestnuts, which remain fairly common in our mountains, dying due to Chestnut Blight only when they reach maturity.
Photo Gallery for
Cameraria macrocarpella
- None
Photos: 8
Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-03
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-05-01
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: tom ward on 2022-04-25
Buncombe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-12
Madison Co.
Comment: