Coptotriche arizonica
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. arizonica
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche arizonica (Braun, 1972)
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Coptotriche arizonica is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It is found in North America, including California, Arizona[1] and Texas.
The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus arizonica and Quercus reticulata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine