Tischeria ceanothi is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is known from California and Nevada in the United States.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Tischeria |
| Species: | T. ceanothi
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| Binomial name | |
| Tischeria ceanothi Walsingham, 1890[1]
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The larvae feed on Ceanothus crassifolius, Ceanothus divaricatus, Ceanothus integerrimus, Ceanothus thyrsiflorus and Ceanothus velutinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Nearctic Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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