Pecan Leafminer Moth

Cameraria caryaefoliella · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Gracillariidae

Also called: Pecan Leafminer

No source yet on danger. We have no source yet on whether it bites, stings or damages anything.
Pecan Leafminer Moth
Photo: Even Dankowicz, CC BY

The pecan leafminer moth has a wingspan of about 6 to 7 mm. The species produces three generations each year.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

Wingspan measures roughly 6 to 7 mm.

Source: Wikipedia

Life cycle

There are three generations per year.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 34 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New York, Texas, Virginia, New Jersey.

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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Source: GBIF

More photos

Pecan Leafminer Moth photo 2
Photo: Thomas Irvine, CC BY
Pecan Leafminer Moth photo 3
Photo: David George, CC BY
Pecan Leafminer Moth photo 4
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Pecan Leafminer Moth photo 5
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY

Same family (Gracillariidae)

Horse-chestnut LeafminerHorse-chestnut LeafminerCameraria ohridellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsAspen Serpentine Leafminer MothAspen Serpentine Leafminer MothPhyllocnistis populiellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPhyllocnistis vitegenella complexPhyllocnistis vitegenella complexPhyllocnistis vitegenellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsLocust Digitate Leafminer MothLocust Digitate Leafminer MothParectopa robiniellaDamages trees, gardens or cropsPoison Ivy Leaf-miner MothPoison Ivy Leaf-miner MothCameraria guttifinitellaPhyllocnistis insignisPhyllocnistis insignisDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameraria_caryaefoliella

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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