Bug FAQGaultheria leafminer moth
Cameraria gaultheriella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gracillariidae
The Gaultheria leafminer moth has a wingspan of about ten to eleven millimetres. It lives along the west coast of North America, from British Columbia down to California. Its larvae feed on Gaultheria plants, mining the leaves of species such as Gaultheria shallon.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Wingspan is ten to eleven millimetres.
Source: Wikipedia
What it eats
Larvae eat Gaultheria species, including Gaultheria shallon. They create mines inside the leaves of their host plant.
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Where it comes from
Native from British Columbia to California on the west coast of North America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 4 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Oregon, Washington, California, Montana.
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 do the larvae of the Gaultheria leafminer moth eat?
The larvae feed on Gaultheria plants and mine the leaves of species such as Gaultheria shallon.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameraria_gaultheriella
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