Biology:Coptotriche discreta
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Short description: Species of moth
Coptotriche discreta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. discreta
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche discreta (Braun, 1972)
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Coptotriche discreta is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1972.[1] It is found on Santa Cruz Island in the US state of California .
The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia, Quercus chrysolepis, Quercus suber and Quercus wislizenii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5169121 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptotriche discreta.
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