Cameraria hamameliella

Description

Cameraria hamameliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (including Massachusetts, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Connecticut). The wingspan is about 7 mm. The larvae feed on Hamamelis species, including Hamamelis virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine on the upperside of the leaf. The mine is whitish and sometimes almost circular. The pupa of the summer brood is formed beneath a flat silken cocoon.