Coptotriche castaneaeella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in the US states of Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio and Virginia.
| Coptotriche castaneaeella | |
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| Leaf damage caused by C. castaneaeella larvae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. castaneaeella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche castaneaeella (Chambers, 1875)
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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.
References edit
- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine