Coptotriche zelleriella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, Quebec, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, 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. zelleriella
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| Coptotriche zelleriella (Clemens, 1859)
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The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus montana, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References edit
- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine