Biology:Coptodisca magnella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coptodisca magnella | |
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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. magnella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca magnella Braun, 1916
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Coptodisca magnella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1916.[1] It is found in North America, including Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio.[2]
The basal half of the forewings is pale silvery gray, while the apical half is golden yellow. The hindwings are gray.[3]
The larvae feed on Gaylussacia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Coptodisca magnella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=135602.
- ↑ "210090.00 – 0249 – Coptodisca magnella – Braun, 1916". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=249. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ↑ Braun, Annette F. (1918). "New Species of Microlepidoptera". The Canadian Entomologist 50 (7): 229–236. doi:10.4039/Ent50229-7. https://archive.org/details/biostor-85203.
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Wikidata ☰ Q5169073 entry
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