Bug FAQCameraria picturatella
Cameraria picturatella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gracillariidae
Cameraria picturatella is a small moth belonging to the Gracillariidae family. The caterpillars mine the leaves of bayberry plants (Myrica caroliniensis and Myrica pensylvanica).
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This species is a moth in the family Gracillariidae.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
The larvae feed on the leaves of Myrica caroliniensis and Myrica pensylvanica, creating leaf mines.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 10 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, New York, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, New Hampshire.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What plants do the larvae of Cameraria picturatella feed on?
The larvae mine the leaves of Myrica caroliniensis and Myrica pensylvanica.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Gracillariidae)
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Locust Digitate Leafminer MothParectopa robiniellaDamages trees, gardens or crops
Poison Ivy Leaf-miner MothCameraria guttifinitella
Phyllocnistis insignisDamages trees, gardens or cropsSources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameraria_picturatella
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