Coptotriche amelanchieris is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in North America, including Ohio[1] and Kentucky.
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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. amelanchieris
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche amelanchieris (Braun, 1972)
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The larvae feed on Amelanchier arborea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine