Coptotriche japoniella is a moth of the family Tischeriidae that is endemic to Japan.
Coptotriche japoniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Tischeriidae |
Genus: | Coptotriche |
Species: | C. japoniella
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Binomial name | |
Coptotriche japoniella |
The wingspan is about 7 millimetres (0.28 in).[1]
The larvae feed on Eurya japonica and Eurya emarginata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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