Biology:Coptotriche zelleriella
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Short description: Species of moth
Coptotriche zelleriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. zelleriella
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche zelleriella (Clemens, 1859)
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Coptotriche zelleriella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North America in Ontario, Quebec, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts , Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas , Virginia and West Virginia.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba, Quercus bicolor, Quercus montana, Quercus prinus, Quercus rubra and Quercus stellata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5169145 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptotriche zelleriella.
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