Coptotriche aenea is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in North America, including Nova Scotia, Ontario, Arkansas, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas 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. aenea
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| Coptotriche aenea (Frey & Boll, 1873)
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The larvae feed on Rubus allegheniensis, Rubus flagellaris, Rubus frondosus, Rubus occidentalis and Rubus villosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
edit- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine