Coptotriche japoniella

Coptotriche japoniella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. japoniella
Binomial name
Coptotriche japoniella
Puplesis & Diškus, 2003

Coptotriche japoniella is a moth of the Tischeriidae family that is endemic to Japan.

The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in).[1]

The larvae feed on Eurya japonica and Eurya emarginata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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