Chestnut-associate

Guides

• Dyseriocrania griseocapitella

  Chinquapin leaf-miner, Chinquapin Leafminer Moth

  Dyseriocrania griseocapitella is a small moth in the family Eriocraniidae, commonly known as the Chinquapin leaf-miner. Adults are active from late February to late May, with males having slightly larger wingspans than females. The larvae are leaf miners on Castanea and Quercus species, creating distinctive mines that begin as narrow serpentine tracks before expanding into large blotches.

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