Coptodisca quercicolella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927.[1] It is found in North America including California[2] and Colorado.
Coptodisca quercicolella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Coptodisca |
Species: | C. quercicolella
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Binomial name | |
Coptodisca quercicolella Braun, 1927
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The larvae feed on Quercus gambelii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca quercicolella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ "210100.00 – 0259 – Coptodisca quercicolella – Braun, 1927". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 1, 2018.