Coptotriche fuscomarginella

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.

Coptotriche fuscomarginella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. fuscomarginella
Binomial name
Coptotriche fuscomarginella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria fuscomarginella Chambers, 1875

The larvae feed on Castanea dentata, Quercus muehlenbergii and Quercus prinus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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