Coptotriche castaneaeella
| Coptotriche castaneaeella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. castaneaeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche castaneaeella (Chambers, 1875) | |
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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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