Coptotriche clemensella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1878.[1] It is found in the US states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Ohio and Texas.
Coptotriche clemensella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. clemensella
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche clemensella (Chambers, 1878)
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The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa, Quercus marilandica and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine