''Cameraria corylisella'' is a

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from

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, and

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in Canada, and

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, New York,

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and

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in the United States. The

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is 6.5–7 mm. The

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e feed on '' Carpinus americana'', '' Carpinus caroliniana'', '' Corylus'' species (including ''

Corylus americana ''Corylus americana'', the American hazelnut or American hazel, is a species of deciduous shrub in the genus '' Corylus'', native to the eastern and central United States and extreme southern parts of eastern and central Canada. Description The ...

'') and '' Ostrya virginica''. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Cameraria (moth) Moths of North America Lepidoptera of Canada Lepidoptera of the United States Moths described in 1871 Leaf miners Taxa named by Vactor Tousey Chambers {{Cameraria-stub