Coptotriche fuscomarginella
(Redirected from Tischeria fuscomarginella)
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tischeriidae |
| Genus: | Coptotriche |
| Species: | C. fuscomarginella
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| Coptotriche fuscomarginella (Chambers, 1875)
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Coptotriche fuscomarginella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1875.[1] It is found in the US states of Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Virginia.
The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus muehlenbergii and Quercus prinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ Global diversity; phylogeny of Tischeriidae Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine