Coptodisca saliciella is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by Clements in 1861.[1] It is found in North America, including California and Ohio.[2]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Heliozelidae |
Genus: | Coptodisca |
Species: | C. saliciella
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Binomial name | |
Coptodisca saliciella (Clements, 1861)
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The larvae feed on Salix species, including Salix lasiolepis. 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 saliciella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup