An Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2013). Length 6mm. Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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An Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/5/2010). Verified by Terry Harrison/BugGuide.

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 433267 - Psn: 54)

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/24/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 723482 - Psn: 55)

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 867062 - Psn: 55)

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/16/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 953051 - Psn: 55)

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/16/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 263461 - Psn: 65)

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The diagnostic mine of Oak Blotch Miner Moth on an oak leaf in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/29/2014).

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An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (topside) on <em>Castanea</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman. (Photo ID: 40275 - Psn: 92)

An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (topside) on Castanea in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman.

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An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (underside) on <em>Castanea</em> in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman. (Photo ID: 40276 - Psn: 94)

An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (underside) on Castanea in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman.

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth mines on a Basket Oak leaf in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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The underside of a Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine on a Basket Oak leaf in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/11/2019).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 953050 - Psn: 155)

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/3/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 751065 - Psn: 175)

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 548892 - Psn: 188)

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Mines have been documented on oaks and chestnuts.

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An Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/27/2013). Length 6mm. Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Timothy Reichard.

An Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/5/2010). Verified by Terry Harrison/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (8/14/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (8/11/2023). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/16/2023). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

The diagnostic mine of Oak Blotch Miner Moth on an oak leaf in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/29/2014). Media by Rick Borchelt.

An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (topside) on Castanea in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

An Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine (underside) on Castanea in Baltimore City, Maryland (10/25/2014). Verified by Charley Eiseman. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth mines on a Basket Oak leaf in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

The underside of a Oak Blotch Miner Moth mine on a Basket Oak leaf in Wicomico Co., Maryland (10/11/2019). View Record Details Media by Jim Brighton.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/18/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

Oak Blotch Miner Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/27/2021). (c) rborchelt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by rborchelt via iNaturalist.

Source: Wikipedia

Oak blotch miner moth

Adult

Leaf mine on Quercus alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Tischeriidae
Genus:	Tischeria
Species:	T. quercitella
Binomial name
*Tischeria quercitella* Clemens, 1863^[1]
Synonyms
Tischeria tinctoriella Chambers, 1875

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.^[2]^[3]

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata,Castanea sativa,^[4] Castanea crenata,^[4] Castanea ozarkensis,^[4] Quercus alba, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus prinus and Quercus velutina.^[5] They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[6]

References

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^ Stonis, J. R. "Global diversity & phylogeny of Tischeriidae". life4diversity.com. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011.
^ "Tischeria quercitella". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "Tischeria quercitella – Oak Blotch Miner Moth". Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at the Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c Hough, Karissa E; Eiseman, Charles S; Perreault, Stephane; McGuinness, Hugh; Burke, Russell L; Nieto-Fernandez, Fernando E (June 8, 2024). "Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY". Environmental Entomology. 53 (4): 659–664. doi:10.1093/ee/nvae050. PMID 38850569.
^ Godfrey, George L.; Cashatt, Everett D.; Glenn, Murray O. (1987). Microlepidoptera from the Sandy Creek and Illinois River Region. Vol. 7. Illinois Natural History Survey. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ "Tischeriidae: Fagaceae-feeding group". Microleps. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

Taxon identifiers
Tischeria quercitella	Wikidata: Q10827153 BAMONA: Tischeria-quercitella BOLD: 343363 BugGuide: 336800 CoL: 577MH EoL: 965276 GBIF: 1939460 iNaturalist: 336030 Insecta.pro: 33189 IRMNG: 10265145 LepIndex: 135777 MONA: 144 NatureServe: 2.945652 NCBI: 1737348 Open Tree of Life: 3030594

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Oak Blotch Miner Moth

Tischeria quercitella Clemens, 1863

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