Coptotriche tantalella

Coptotriche tantalella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. tantalella
Binomial name
Coptotriche tantalella
(Walsingham, 1908)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tischeria tantalella Walsingham, 1908

Coptotriche tantalella is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are pale fawn-ochreous, sprinkled with yellowish. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Bencomia caudata and Sanguisorba minor magnolii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short corridor, widening into a large full-depth blotch. All frass is ejected from the mine. The larva often moves to a new leaflet. Pupation takes place within the mine.[3] The larvae are uniformly pale yellow with a dark brown head.

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