Biology:Coptotriche badiiella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Coptotriche badiiella | |
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| Leaf mine caused by Coptotriche badiiella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. badiiella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptotriche badiiella (Chambers, 1875)
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Coptotriche badiiella is a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and Michigan south to Louisiana and North Carolina.[1]
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an ovate blotch mine.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5169110 entry
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