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Coptotriche badiiella

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Coptotriche badiiella
Leaf mine caused by Coptotriche badiiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tischeriidae
Genus: Coptotriche
Species:
C. badiiella
Binomial name
Coptotriche badiiella
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Tischeria badiiella
  • Tischeria bodicella Chambers, 1875
  • Tischeria nubila Braun, 1920

Coptotriche badiiella is a species of moth in the family Tischeriidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Ontario and Michigan south to Louisiana and North Carolina.[1]

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus alba and Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an ovate blotch mine.[2]

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