Biology:Coptotriche citrinipennella
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Short description: Species of moth
Coptotriche citrinipennella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. citrinipennella
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche citrinipennella (Clemens, 1859)
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Coptotriche citrinipennella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1859.[1] It is found in North American in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Indiana , Kentucky, Massachusetts , Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas , Virginia and West Virginia.
The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus coccinea, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus imbricaria, Quercus marilandica, Quercus palustris, Quercus phellos and Quercus rubra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5169114 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptotriche citrinipennella.
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