Coptotriche mediostriata

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Coptotriche mediostriata is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927.[1] It is found in the US states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington.

Coptotriche mediostriata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. mediostriata
Binomial name
Coptotriche mediostriata
(Braun, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria mediostriata Braun, 1972

The larvae feed on Quercus gambelii, Quercus kelloggii, Quercus oblongifolia and probably Quercus garryana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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