Coptotriche citrinipennella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North American in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. citrinipennella
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| Coptotriche citrinipennella (Clemens, 1859)
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The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Castanea mollissima, Castanea crenata[2], Quercus coccinea, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus palustris, Quercus phellos and Quercus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Hough, Karissa E; Eiseman, Charles S; Perreault, Stephane; McGuinness, Hugh; Burke, Russell L; Nieto-Fernandez, Fernando E (8 June 2024). "Survey of Leafminers on American Chestnut and other Castanea spp. (Fagales: Fagaceae) on Long Island, NY". Environmental Entomology. doi:10.1093/ee/nvae050.