Coptodisca splendoriferella, the resplendent shield bearer, is a moth of the family Heliozelidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, including California, Ohio and South Carolina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Heliozelidae |
| Genus: | Coptodisca |
| Species: | C. splendoriferella
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| Binomial name | |
| Coptodisca splendoriferella (Clemens, 1860)
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References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Coptodisca splendoriferella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
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