Coptotriche castaneaeella

Coptotriche castaneaeella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species: C. castaneaeella
Binomial name
Coptotriche castaneaeella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria castaneaeella Chambers, 1875
  • Tischeria cinereotunicella Braun, 1927

Coptotriche castaneaeella is a moth of the Tischeriidae family. It was described by Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.

The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus coccinea, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus phellos, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus velutina. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a trumpet mine.

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