Tischeria quercitella explained

Tischeria quercitella, the oak blotch miner moth, is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It has been sighted in North America in Ontario, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia.[1] [2]

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata,Castanea sativa,[3] Castanea crenata,[3] Castanea ozarkensis,[3] Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina.[4] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tischeria quercitella. Butterflies and Moths of North America. 20 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth. Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. 20 July 2015.
  3. Hough . Karissa E . Eiseman . Charles S . Perreault . Stephane . McGuinness . Hugh . Burke . Russell L . Nieto-Fernandez . Fernando E . Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY . Environmental Entomology . 8 June 2024 . 10.1093/ee/nvae050 . free .
  4. Web site: Godfrey . George L. . Cashatt . Everett D. . Glenn . Murray O. . Microlepidoptera from the Sandy Creek and Illinois River Region . Illinois Natural History Survey . no. 7 . 1987 . 2024-06-26.
  5. Web site: Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group. Microleps. 20 July 2015.

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