Coptotriche badiiella

Coptotriche badiiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. badiiella
Binomial name
Coptotriche badiiella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria badiiella
  • Tischeria bodicella Chambers, 1875
  • Tischeria nubila Braun, 1920

Coptotriche badiiella is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It is found in North America, including Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia,[1] Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ontario.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an ovate blotch mine.[3]

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