Biology:Coptodisca arbutiella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Madrone shield bearer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. arbutiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca arbutiella Busck, 1904
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Coptodisca arbutiella, the madrone shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by August Busck in 1904.[1] It is found in western North America from California [2] to British Columbia.
The larvae feed on Arbutus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is blotch-like. Full-grown larvae cut out elliptical cases out of the upper and lower leaf surfaces, in which pupation takes place.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). Expression error: Missing operand for trunc. "Coptodisca arbutiella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=Expression error: Missing operand for trunc..
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group
- ↑ Western Forest Insects
Wikidata ☰ Q5169065 entry
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