Cedar Creek
Ecosystem Science Reserve
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Insects of Cedar Creek
Order LEPIDOPTERA
Family GRACILLARIIDAE
(Gracillariid Moths)
A large group (275 NA spp) of small moths that generally form blotch mines
on various trees and shrubs. Species of
Gracilaria feed and
pupate externally when larger. Hosts include box elder, dogwood, cherry,
and poison ivy. Species of
Lithocolletis and
Cameraria
feed and pupate inside the mine. A common species on bur and white oak
is
Cameraria hamadryadella. Other species occur on maple,
birch, hazel, honeysuckle, ironwood, aspen cherry, pin oak, willow, basswood,
and elm.
Parecopta robiniella forms a digitate mine on black
locust.